Dao Chi San (Bian Fang)
Ingredients: Raw rehmannia root(sheng di huang), Lophatherum leaf (dan zhu ye), Dianthus herb (qu mai), Chinese licorice root (gan cao).
| Mandarin: 導赤散 (變方) Pin-Yin: Dao Chi San (Bian Fang) English: Rehmannia & Lophatherum Formula Romaji: Doseki San Kanji: 導赤散 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Key to Pediatric Prescriptions (Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue, 1119)
How it works:
- Clears heat
- Nourishes yin
- Promotes urination
Clinical Applications:
- Excess heat in the heart channel
- Heart heat transformed to the small intestine
Dao Chi San is a classic formula first published in Song dynasty’s “Key to Pediatric Prescriptions” compiled by Qian Yi to help treat excess heat in the heart channel or heart heat that has transformed to the small intestine by clearing heat, nourishing the yin, and promoting urination.
|
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Raw Rehmmania |
Sheng Di Huang |
|
Akebia |
Mu Tong |
|
Lophatherum |
Dan Zhu Ye |
|
Licorice Tips |
Gan Cao Shao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Rehmmania (Raw) cools the blood, nourishes yin, and clears heart fire. Akebia clears heat from the heart and promotes urination. Lophatherum clears heat, relieves irritability, and induces urination to reduce heat.