Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Siler and Platycodon Formula (Fang Feng Tong Sheng San)


0710 防風通聖散 (Fang Feng Tong Sheng San)

 

Siler and Platycodon Formula

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Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

大黃

Rhizoma Rhei

Da Huang

Rhubarb

芒硝

Natrii Sulfas

Mang Xiao

Mirabilitum

甘草

Radix Glycyrrhizae

Gan Cao

Licorice

防風

Radix Saposhnikoviae

Fang Feng

Saposhnikovia

麻黃

Herba Ephedrae

Ma Huang

Ephedra

生薑

Rhizoma Zingiberis recens

Sheng Jiang

Fresh Ginger

桔梗

Radix Platycodonis

Jie Geng

Platycodon

山梔子

Fructus Gardenia

Shan Zhi Zi

Gardenia

連翹

Fructus Forsythiae

Lian Qiao

Forsythia Fruit

荊芥

Herba Schizonepetae

Jing Jie

Schizonepeta

薄荷

Herba Menthae

Bo He

Mentha

白朮

RhizomaAtractylodis macrocephalae

Bai Zhu

White Atractylodes

滑石

Talcum

Hua Shi

Talc

黃芩

Radix Scutellariae

Huang Qin

Scute

石膏

Gypsum Fibrosum

Shi Gao

Gypsum

當歸

Radix Angelicae sinensis

Dang Gui

Chinese Angelica Root

白芍

Radix Paeoniae alba

Bai Shao

White Peony

蔥白

Bulbus Allii fistulosi

Cong Bai

Allium

川芎

Rhizoma Chuanxiong

Chuan Xiong

Ligusticum

            

Classic Literature Reference

Yi Fang Ji Jie (Analytic Collection of Medicine Formulas, 1682AD)

Compiler:  Dr. Wang Ang-in.

 

 Indications

Traditional: Affliction of exterior wind with interior excessive heat marked by high fever; chills; red and painful eyes; headache; dizziness; irritability; bitter taste in the mouth; thirst; sore throat; fullness and discomfort in the chest and hypochondrium; distended pain in the abdomen; vomiting; cough; wheezing; thick and sticky nasal discharge and saliva; constipation; dark urine; a yellow and greasy tongue coating; and a surging, rapid or wiry, slippery pulse.

 

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