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Fang Feng Tong Sheng San 防风通圣散
Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks

Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Formulas from the Discussion Illuminating the Yellow Emperor's Basic Questions (Huang di su wen man ming lun fang)

Herb Name
Fang Feng 防风
Ma Huang 麻黄 (Ephedra)
Da Huang 大黄 (Rhubarb root)
Mang Xiao 芒硝 (Mirabilite)
Jing Jie 荆芥 (Schizonepeta)
Bo He 薄荷 (Peppermint)
Zhi Zi 栀⼦ (Gardenia fruit)
Hua Shi 滑⽯ (Talcum)
Shi Gao 石膏 (Gypsum)
Lian Qiao 连翘 (Forsythia)
Huang Qin 黄芩 (Baical Skullcap)
Jie Geng 桔梗 (Platycodon)
Chuan Xiong 川芎 (Sichuan lovage)
Dang Gui 当归 (Chinese angelica)
Bai Shao yao 白芍药 (White Peony)
Bai Zhu 白术 (White Atractylodes)
Gan Cao 甘草 (Chinese Licorice)
Latin
Saposhnikovia divaricata
Ephedra sinica
Rheum palmatum, wine-fried Mirabilitum
Schizonepeta tenuifolia
Mentha haplocalyx
Gardenia jasminoides
Talcum
Gypsum, Calcium sulphate
Forsythia suspensa
Scutellaria baicalensis
Platycodon grandiflorum
Ligusticum chuanxiong
Angelica sinensis
Paeonia lactiflora
Atractylodes macrocephala Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Amount






15 grams each
90 grams
30 grams
15 grams

30 grams each



15 grams each
60 grams

Preparation:
Powder

Function:
Clears Wind, purges Heat, clears the Exterior

Use:
Fever and chills, dizziness, red eyes, thick yellow phlegm, bitter taste, red tongue with yellow coat and a rapid or wiry pulse.
1. Influenza
2. Acute upper respiratory tract infection
3. Carbuncles
4. Dermatitis
5. Acne
6. Urticaria
7. Heat rash
8. Acute Mania

Dose:
6–9 grams with a decoction of fresh Ginger

Cautions:
1. Only used for acute cases with Heat

Modifications:

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In pill form, this can be used more broadly for acute Wind-Heat or Heat-toxin.
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