Jing Wan Hong (Ching Wan Hung) - 京万紅

Author: Great Wall Brand

Source: Ingredients listed on pot

Category: Formulas that are Applied Externally

Pattern: Toxic Heat due to burns, scalds, poison or chemical exposure, and hot skin conditions with tissue damage

Key Symptoms: Scalds or burns from any origin.
Secondary Symptoms: Skin conditions characterised by heat and tissue damage, dermatitis from poison oak or ivy, haemorrhoids, eczema, bed sores, ulcerative rashes.

Ingredients

Di Yu

0.67%

Dang Gui

0.91%

Pinyin: Dang Gui Chinese: 當歸 Pharmaceutical: Radix Angelicae sinensis Taxonomy: Angelica sinensis English: Chinese Angelica Root / Tang-Kuei / Dong Quai Root
Tastes: Sweet, Pungent, Warm Meridians Entered: Heart and Liver
Actions & Indications: Tonifies the Blood and regulates the menses Blood Deficiency, especially when affecting the Heart and Liver with pale, ashen complexion, lusterless nails, tinnitus, blurred vision and palpitations Blood Deficiency associated irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold (stops pain due to Blood Stasis) Blood Stasis causing abdominal pain and carbuncles and pain due to Blood Stasis from traumatic injury, especially when accompanied by Deficiency Cold Postpartum menstruation Pregnancy (use with caution) Blood Deficiency with chronic Wind-Damp-Bi Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels Dry Intestines due to Blood Deficiency Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain Sores and abscess (Chuang Yung), internally and topically Stops coughing and treats dyspnea Used adjunctively for coughing Tonifies the Blood while suppressing Parasites Gu Sydnrome (Fruehauf, 1998) Chronic inflammatory disease (Fruehauf, 2015)
Standard Dosage: 6-12g in decoction. Cautions: It is contraindicated in cases of Damp-Heat stagnating in the Middle, Lung Heat with Phlegm Fire, and Yin deficiency with effulgent Yang because it is warm and sweet in properties. In addition, it should be used with caution in cases of loose stool because it can moisten intestines to smooth stool. Many sources recommend using caution, avoiding or only taking under guidance of a TCM physician during pregnancy as it can cause uterine contractions. However, there are no studies supporting this and the only scientific literature seems to suggest that Z-Ligustilide has anti-spasmodic activities that alleviate dysmenorrhoea by inhibiting uterine contractions (Du et al., 2006; Dietz et al., 2016). Caution is also advised in breast cancer patients due to its oestrogen stimulating activity. This based upon Lau et al (2005) who found it may stimulate breast cancer growth in vitro, however Yue et al, (2019) demonstrated that it is not that stimulatory in breast cancer both in vitro and in vivo through a series of tests, although they suggested it should still be used with caution in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. Conversely, a large population study in Taiwan by Wu et al (2014) found it reduced the subsequent risk of endometrial cancer in breast cancer survivors taking tamoxifen, especially in those of reproductive age.

0.10%

0.10%

0.10%

0.10%

0.10%

Zi Cao

0.10%

Jin Yin Hua

0.10%

Hong Hua

0.90%

Mu Gua

0.67%

Huang Qin

0.10%

Chuan Xiong

0.10%

Wu Mei

0.10%

Ru Xiang

0.90%

Mo Yao

1.35%

Feng La

13.60%

Ma You

78.40%

Subsitutions:
This formula is essentially a long list of herbs that detoxify and clear Heat and seems to have Zi Dang Gao and San Huang San as its core. If some things are unavailable then using those five herbs as a base and add as many of the rest as you have will still make a good ointment.

Preparation: No instructions are given and probably part of the brand's trade secret. The most likely seems to weigh out the proportions given and add the herbs to the oil, soak for up to a week and then gently heat, strain and add the wax.

To use apply gently to the cleaned area, or spread onto a gauze pad and secure over the area and change once per day.

Actions: Clears Heat, resolves Toxicity, alleviates pain, generates flesh.

Notes:
The name literally translates as 京 "Capital City" (also an obsolete term for 10s of millions and other huge numbers), 万 "10,000" or "a myriad" and 紅 "Red" but also "popular" or "bonus/dividend". Hence I have translated it as "Many Myriad Benefits" which seems to make more sense than other interpretations.

Research Links:

American Dragon

TCMWiki

Journal of Chinese Medicine

National Resource Centre for Chinese Materia Medica, China

TCM-ID Integrated Database, East China Normal University

TCM-ID Information Database, National University of Singapore

Pubmed

Science Direct

Google Scholar

Bai Du (Chinese)

A+ Medical Encyclopedia (Chinese)

Reference Notes: (click to display)

These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted.

Herb Formulas Notebook

京 万 紅  Jing Wan Hong (Ching Wan Hung)

Many Myriad Benefits