MIAN TONG FANG SAN HAO - 面痛方三号 - FACIAL PAIN FORMULA #3

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	9g	Clears Heat, Cools and harmonizes the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	9g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves pain. With Mu Dan Pi, for Blood Stasis disorders.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	9g	Alleviates pain, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the movement of Qi. With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	9g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, clears Heat, cools the Blood and alleviates pain. With Chai Hu, for Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation. With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	9g	Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	6g	Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	6g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability in the San Jiao. With Mu Dan Pi, resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood.
Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai	6g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Disperses Stagnation, Drains Liver Fire, Extinguishes Wind to stop tremors and spasms, Reduces swelling, Resolves Fire toxicity.
Pheretima	Di Long	6g	Clears Heat and unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	6g	Adjusts the Middle, Dries Dampness, Regulates and descends Qi, Relieves the diaphragm, Transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	4.5g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears the Liver
• Purges Fire
• Invigorates the Blood
• Unblocks the channels
• Alleviates pain

Syndromes

• Liver Fire

Clinical Manifestations

Burning facial pain, commonly brought on by emotional upset Pain exacerbated by Heat Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness Sudden tinnitus or Sudden deafness Flushed face Red, swollen, painful eyes Irritability Irascibility with violent angry outbursts Dry mouth and throat Bitter taste in mouth Thirst Chest oppression Vomiting sour or bitter liquid Insomnia

Restlessness Constipation or dry stools Rib and/or flank pain Five-Sole-Heat Frequent sighing Profuse dreams Dark-colored urine Dry stools In severe cases: Mania Hemoptysis Hematemesis Epistaxis T: Red C: Yellow P: Wiry and rapid

Treats

Temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) Red eyes

Facial pain

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For constipation:		With Spleen Qi Deficiency:
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 3g Natrii Sulfas	Mang Xiao	+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
With severe Blood Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	With Liver Yin Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
With Damp-Heat:		+ 9g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai