Ba Wei Xiao Feng Tang - 八味消风汤 - Decoction Of Eight Ingredients For Dispelling Wind

English:	Decoction of Eight Ingredients for Dispelling Wind
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	9g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Fr. Forsythiae	Liang Qiao	9g	Clears Heat, relieves toxicity and clears Blood Heat.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	9g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	9g	Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation. With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	9g	Clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi	9g	Clears Wind-Heat, expels Dampness and stops itching. With Sheng Di Huang and Bai Xian Pi, for Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat causing eczema and itching.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	9g	Dispels Wind, disperses Wind-Heat and stops itching and pain.
Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	9g	Clears Heat, Disperses Wind, Relieves itching, Vents rashes.

Formula Actions

• Dispels Wind
• Clears Heat
• Cools and invigorates the Blood
• Stops itching

Syndromes

• Wind-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Severe itching Red wheals Worse with exposure to Heat A burning sensation on the skin surface Intense itching

Aversion to Wind T: Red tip C: Thin and yellow P: Superficial and rapid

Treats

Urticaria

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe Wind and Heat in the Blood:		For severe Wind-Heat:
+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
For Damp-Heat:		For Wind-Heat in the Lungs with dry stools:
+ Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
For Wei Qi Deficiency:		For coughing and shortness of breath due to Wind-Cold:
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ Rx. Peucedani	Qian Hu
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi
+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ Fr. Arctii	Niu Bang Zi