Yu Ping Feng San 玉屏风散
Jade Windscreen Powder

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Essential Teachings of [Zhu] Dan Xi, 1481

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Huang Qi (Astragalus)

Astragalus membranaceus

Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes)

Atractylodes macrocephala

Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia)

Saposhnikovia divaricata

60 grams ea.


Preparation:

Powder
Can also be used in decoction using 9 grams each of Atractylodes Bai Zhu, Saposhnikovia Fang Feng with 12–20 grams of Astragalus Huang Qi.

Function:

Tonifies Qi, strengthen the Exterior (Surface of the Body), Stops Sweating

Use:

Weakness, prone to Colds and Flu, aversion to Wind, pale face, sweats easily, pale tongue with whitish coat, floating and weak pulse
1. Common Cold
2. Influenza
3. Prone to Cold and Flu; repeated infection with Cold or Flu
4. Recurring Respiratory tract infection
5. Mild Bronchitis in Children; exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
6. Chronic Rhinitis; Allergic Rhinitis
7. Allergic Dermatitis
8. Atopic Dermatitis
9. Spontaneous Sweating
10. Weakened Immune system

Dose:

Take 9 grams of the powder with decoction of Jujube Da Zao (Chinese Red Date) with or without fresh Ginger

Cautions:

1. Not used in excess conditions
2. Not for Night-sweating due to Yin deficiency

Modifications:

1. Often the dosage of Astragalus is increased to 120–300 grams (2–5 times the dosage of the other herbs).
2. Dizziness with Blood deficiency, add Angelica Dang Gui and Ligusticum Chuan Xiong
3. Skin eruptions, add Angelica Dang Gui and Paeonia Bai Shao
4. Marked deficiency, add Ginseng and Licorice
5. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, take with Si Wu Tang.
6. Asthma, take with Er Chen Tang

IMMUNOSTIMULATORY / IMMUNOMODULATORY:
–Analysis of immunostimulatory activity of polysaccharide extracted from Yu-Ping-Feng in vitro and in vivo.
–Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic evaluation of the major component astragaloside IV on the immunomodulatory effects of Yu-ping-feng prescription.
–Screening of immunomodulatory components in Yu-ping-feng-san using splenocyte binding and HPLC.
ANTI-VIRAL:
–Yu Ping Feng San, an Ancient Chinese Herbal Decoction, Induces Gene Expression of Anti-viral Proteins and Inhibits Neuraminidase Activity.
ASTHMA
–Jia-Wei-Yu-Ping-Feng-San Attenuates Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation in Allergic Asthma.
–A Chinese Prescription Yu-Ping-Feng-San Administered in Remission Restores Bronchial Epithelial Barrier to Inhibit House Dust Mite-Induced Asthma Recurrence.
–Proteomic Analysis Provides Insights Into the Therapeutic Effect of GU-BEN-FANG-XIAO Decoction on a Persistent Asthmatic Mouse Model.
ALLERGIC RHINITIS
–Mechanisms and molecular targets of the Yu-Ping-Feng powder for allergic rhinitis, based on network pharmacology.
–Yu ping feng san for pediatric allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
–Potential effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine Yu ping feng san for adult allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
–The effects of two Chinese herbal medicinal formulae vs. placebo controls for treatment of allergic rhinitis: a randomised controlled trial.
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE:
–The inhibitory effect of Yupingfengsan and Siwutang compound formula on inflammation and oxidative stress in COPD rats.
–Anti-inflammatory effect of Yu-Ping-Feng-San via TGF-β1 signaling suppression in rat model of COPD.
–[Effects of “reinforcing Qi and activating blood” on stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Qi deficiency and blood stasis syndrome].
PULMONARY FIBROSIS:
–YuPingFeng (YPF) upregulates caveolin-1 (CAV1) to alleviate pulmonary fibrosis through the TGF-β1/Smad2 pathway.
DERMATITIS
–Chinese medicine Yu-Ping-Feng-San attenuates allergic inflammation by regulating epithelial derived pro-allergic cytokines.
–Yu-Ping-Feng-San ameliorates recurrent allergic inflammation of atopic dermatitis by repairing tight junction defects of the epithelial barrier.
LUNG CANCER:
–The WT1/MVP-Mediated Stabilization on mTOR/AKT Axis Enhances the Effects of Cisplatin in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer by a Reformulated Yu Ping Feng San Herbal Preparation.
LIVER CANCER:
–Yu Ping Feng San Exert Anti-Angiogenesis Effects through the Inhibition of TSLP-STAT3 Signaling Pathways in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
SWEATING IN END-STAGE CANCER:
–The therapeutic effect of modified Yu Ping Feng San on idiopathic sweating in end-stage cancer patients during hospice care.

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