Xin Yi San (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Red magnolia flower (xin yi), Fragrant Angelica (bai zhi), Cimicifuga root (sheng ma), Kao-pen (gao ben), Notoptery-gium root (qiang huo), Xanthium fruit (cang er zi), Fang-feng root (fang feng), Cnidium root (chuan xiong), Plantago seed (che qian zi), Chinese licorice root (gan cao), Corydalis (yan hu suo).
Mandarin: 辛夷散 (變方) Pin-Yin: Xin Yi San (Bian Fang) English: Magnolia Flower Formula Romaji: Shini San Kanji: 辛夷散 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Medical Formulas Collected and Analyzed
How it works:
- Disperses wind-cold
- Opens the nose
Clinical Applications:
- Obstruction in the nose with wind-cold
This formula of Xin Yi San is used to clear obstructions in the nose associated with wind-cold by dispersing wind-cold and opening the nose.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Red Magnolia Flower |
Xin Yi |
Dahurican Angelica Root |
Bai Zhi |
Cimicifuga Root |
Sheng Ma |
Kao-pen |
Gao Ben |
Notopterygium Root |
Qiang Huo |
Xanthium Fruit |
Cang Er Zi |
Fang Feng Root |
Fang Feng |
Ligusticum |
Chuan Xiong |
Plantago Seed |
Che Qian Zi |
Licorice Root |
Gan Cao |
Corydalis |
Yan Hu Suo |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Magnolia is used to extinguish wind-cold and remove blockages in the nasal passages.