Xiao Feng San (Bian Fang)

Ingredients: Dong quai root (dang qui), Rehmannia unprocessed root tuber (sheng di), Anemarrhena rhizome (zhi mu), Siler root (fang feng), Schizonepeta aboveground parts (jing jie), Shrubby sophora root (ku shen), Cang-zhu atractylodes rhizome (cang zhu), Burdock fruit (niu bang zi), Gypsum (shi gao), Cicada moulting (chan tui), Sesame seed (hu ma ren), Chinese licorice root & rhizome (gan cao), Summer cypress fruit (di fu zi).

Source:

• Orthodox Lineage of External Medicine (Wai Ke Zheng Zong)

How it works:

• Extinguishes wind
• Removes dampness
• Clears heat
• Cools the blood

Clinical Applications:

• Wind toxins encountering internal damp heat, resulting in wind rash or damp rash
• Stagnant qi wind

Xiao Feng San is a 17^th century formula that balances heat and moisture levels to combat wind rash or damp rash that has been caused by wind toxins encountering internal damp heat. This formula address wind rash or damp rash by extinguishing wind, removing dampness, clearing internal heat, and cooling the blood.

Main Ingredient(s):

In this formula, Dang Gui (Angelica Root) nourishes and strengthens the blood, and Arctium extinguishes wind-heat and removes internal heat.