Xi Feng Tang - 熄風湯 - Extinguish Wind Decoction

English:	Extinguish Wind Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	3-10g	Clears Heat, Disperses Wind, Extinguishes Liver Wind, Stops spasms.
Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	3-10g	Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels and drains and pacifies Excess Liver Fire.
Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	4.5-20g	Disperses Wind, clears Heat calms Liver Yang and extinguishes Wind. With Chan Tui, for Liver Heat from either Wind-Heat or Liver Yang Rising.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	3-10g	Extinguishes Wind and stops spasms and convulsions. With Chan Tui, Gou Teng and Ju Hua, for febrile convulsions.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	6-16g	Alleviates spasms, Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang, Extinguishes Wind.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15-30g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	9-30g	Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang. With Long Gu and Bai Shao, for anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, and dream disturbed sleep and headache, dizziness and tinnitus and other symptoms associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	5-30g	Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain. With Gou Teng and Ju Hua, for headache and dizziness due to Liver Yang Rising. With Long Gu and Mu Li, for spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Nourishes the Blood
• Stops spasms
• Extinguishes Liver Wind
• Settles and calms the Spirit
• Calms the Liver
• Benefits Yin
• Anchors Floating Yang

Syndromes

• Liver Blood Deficiency Generates Wind
• Liver Yang Rising Generates Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Liver Heat Generating Wind; Tics Spasms Dizziness and vertigo to the point of falling over Headache with a drawing sensation Numbness and tremor of limbs Twitching and involuntary writhing of hands and feet Dysphagia Unsteady gait T: Red P: Thready and wiry Windstroke: Sudden loss of consciousness Tongue stiffness with aphasia Facial paralysis Hemiplegia

Liver Blood Deficiency Generating Wind: Pale complexion Pale lips Blurred or failing vision Spots before eyes Dizziness Dry eyes Pale nail beds Irritability Frightens easily Insomnia with much dreaming Tinnitus Numbness of limbs Tremor, spasms or involuntary movements (chorea) Involuntary shaking of head Light menses or amenorrhea Late menses Tic or tremor of hands and feet Maybe trismus T: Pale C: Little P: Thready and wiry

Treats

Tourette syndrome

Stroke

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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