连翘败毒散
The Prescription of 连翘败毒散
Source
The book Gu Jin Yi Jian
Ingredients
- Chai Hu
- Qiang Huo
- Jie Geng
- Jin Yin Hua
- Lian Qiao
- Fang Feng
- Jing Jie
- Bo He
- Chuan Xiong
- Du Huo
- Qian Hu
- Fu Ling
- Gan Cao
- Zhi Qiao
- Sheng Jiang
Explanation
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome, working together with Jing Jie and Bo He to strongly dispel wind pathogen by diaphoresis.
Jing Jie: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior.
Qiang Huo and Du Huo: Removing wind, cold and dampness pathogens from the whole body.
Chuan Xiong: Promoting the circulation of blood, dispersing pathogenic wind.
Chai Hu: Being pungent in flavor and dispersing in nature, expelling the pathogens from the muscles and skin, aiding Qiang Huo and Du Huo in driving away exo-pathogens, relieving pain.
Zhi Qiao: Descending Qi.
Jie Geng: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi.
Qian Hu: Removing phlegm.
Fu Ling: Eliminating dampness.
Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients, invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach.
Bo He: Expelling wind pathogen.
Sheng Jiang: Regulating the stomach and descending the adverse flow of Qi.
Lian Qiao: Dispersing wind-heat, clearing heart-heat and removing toxicity.
Yin Hua: Dispersing wind-heat, clearing summer-heat and removing toxicity.
The Effect of 连翘败毒散
Indications
Sores and boils, acute mastitis.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is decocted in water with Sheng Jiang for oral dose to be taken.