Author: Imada Pharmaceutical Co.
Source: Product information sheet
Category: Formulas that are Applied Externally
Pattern: Wind-Damp or Phlegm obstruction of the Channels stagnating Qi and Blood
Key Symptoms: Muscular pain and cramp, pains in the neck and shoulders, sprains and bruises
Secondary Symptoms: Mild scalding, insect bites
Ingredients
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Dong Qing You
| 60% | | (Wintergreen/Methyl Salicylate)
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Pinyin: Mao Dong Qing
Chinese: 毛冬青
Pharmaceutical: Radix Ilicis pubescentis
Taxonomy: Ilex pubescens
English: Wintergreen Root |
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Tastes: Bitter, astringent, cold
Meridians Entered: Heart and Lung |
Actions & Indications:
- Invigorates the Blood and unblocks the channels and collaterals
Heart Blood Stasis with chest pain and stroke with hemiplegia
heart Qi Stagnation
Chest Bi
- Clears Heat, resolves toxicity and stops cough
Lung Heat cough
Wind-Heat cough
Swollen, painful throat
Topically, as a powder for burns
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Standard Dosage: 10-30g in decoction.
Cautions: It is toxic so avoid taking for a long time or overdose. |
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Gui Ye You
| 15% | | (Cinnamon Leaf Oil)
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Pinyin: Rou Gui Ye
Chinese: 肉桂葉
Pharmaceutical: Folium Cinnamomi
Taxonomy: Cinnamoum cassia
English: Cinnamon Leaf |
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Tastes: Pungent, warm
Meridians Entered: Lung, Spleen and Stomach |
Actions & Indications:
- Warm the Spleen and Stomach and disperse cold
- Abdominal pain with vomiting
Choking sensation in chest due to Stomach Cold
Abdominal pain with diarrhoea
- Relieve Exterior syndromes and induce perspiration
Exterior Wind-Cold
Chilblains
Cough
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Standard Dosage: 4.5-9g in decoction, 10-30g if fresh.
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Xue Jie
| 15% | | (Sanguis Draconis)
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Pinyin: Xue Jie
Chinese: 血竭
Pharmaceutical: Sanguis Draconis
Taxonomy: Calamus draco seu rotang seu didymophyllus seu Dracaena draco seu cinnabaris seu cochinchinensis seu Croton lechleri seu draconoides seu palanostigma seu perpecosus seu rimbachii seu sampatik seu erythrochilus seu Pterocarpus officinalis
English: Dragon's Blood / Calamus Resin / Dracaena Resin / Croton Resin |
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Tastes: Sweet, salty, neutral
Meridians Entered: Heart and Liver |
Actions & Indications:
- Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain
Pain from Blood Stasis, especially due to traumatic injury such as injury from falls, fractures, contusions and sprains
- Stops bleeding
Applied topically for bleeding due to external injury
- Protects the surface of ulcers, prevents decay and generates flesh
Chronic non-healing ulcers and cancers
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Standard Dosage: 1-2g in pill or powder for internal use.
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Hong Hua
| 10% | | (Flos Carthami) |
Pinyin: Hong Hua
Chinese: 红花
Pharmaceutical: Flos Carthami
English: Safflower |
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Tastes: Pungent, warm
Meridians Entered: Heart and Liver |
Actions & Indications:
- Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain
Blood Stasis, especially in women for gynecological problems such as abdominal pain, amenorrhea, postpartum dizziness, retained lochia and abdominal masses
Trauma, non suppurative sores, carbuncles and dark, purplish erythema
Incomplete expression of rash of measles
Chest Bi due to Blood Stasis
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Standard Dosage: 3-10g in decoction.
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Subsitutions:
There are many Red Flower Oils available on the market, many contain no Hong Hua (Red Flowers) such as the Axe Brand which is also included under Fu Biao Zheng Hong Hua Yao.
Preparation: Commercial product. For the western practitioner similar proportions could be mixed or an oil extraction with similar proportions and ingredients could be used.
Actions: Expels Wind-Dampness from Channels and Collaterals, moves Qi, relaxes the muscles, disperses Phlegm, opens the orifices, warm the Channels and alleviates pain
Contraindications: Do not apply directly to eyes, wounds or mucous membranes. Not to be used by children under 2 years old, during pregnancy or by people with allergy to Methyl Salicylate or Hot conditions such as fever or chickenpox.
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Reference Notes: (click to display)
Most formulas are found in Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet (2009): Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies and Chen & Chen (2015) Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications. Others are from translations of primary sources. It is recommended that the original material is cross-referenced for mistakes and additional information.
Substitutions have been taken from Ken Lloyd & Prof. Leung (2004): Mayway UK Substitution List or the above publications and are intended as suggestions to help navigate the tight restrictions in the UK quickly. More applicable substitutions may be appropriate in specific situations.
Individual herb information has initially been sourced from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted.
