Shang Zhong Xia Tong Yong Tong Feng Wan (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Cinnamon twig (gui zhi), Coix seed (yi yi ren), Chin-chiu (qin jiao), Notopterygium root (qiang huo), Cnidium root (chuan xiong), Persica kernel (tao ren), Carthamus flower (hong hua), Fragrant Angelica (bai zhi), Scabrous gentiana root(long dan), Phellodendron bark (huang bo), Japanese arisaema root (tian nan xing), Shen-chu (shen qu), Southern tsangshu root (cang zhu).
| Mandarin: 上中下通用痛風丸 (變方) Pin-Yin: Shang Zhong Xia Tong Yong Tong Feng Wan (Bian Fang) English: Cinnamon & Angelica Formula Romaji: Jochuge Tsuyo Tsufu Gan Kanji: 上中下通用痛風丸 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Collected Interpretations of Medical Prescriptions (Yi Fang Ji Jie, 1682)
How it works:
- Drains heat
- Counteracts dampness
- Stimulates the blood
- Extinguishes wind
Clinical Applications:
- Wind disorders
- Stagnation of blood associated with wind-damp-heat
Shang Zhong Xia Tong Yong Tong Feng Wan is used to treat wind disorders and stagnation of blood associated with wind-damp-heat by draining heat, counteracting dampness, stimulating the blood, and extinguishing wind.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Cinnamon Twig |
Gui Zhi |
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Coix Seed |
Yi Yi Ren |
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Chin Chiu |
Qin Jiao |
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Notopterygium Root |
Qiang Huo |
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Ligusticum |
Chuan Xiong |
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Persica Kernel |
Tao Ren |
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Carthamus Flower |
Hong Hua |
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Dahurican Angelica Root |
Bai Zhi |
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Gentiana Root |
Long Dan |
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Phellodendron |
Huang Bo |
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Arisaema root |
Tian Nan Xing |
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Massa Fermentata |
Shen Qu |
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Black Atractylodes |
Cang Zhu |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Cinnamon releases the exterior, supports and unblocks yang, modifies the ying and wei, and brings warmth to the channels. Fragrant Angelica is used to extinguish wind and counteract dampness.