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Zai Zao San 再造散
Renewal Powder
Renewal Powder
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Six Texts on Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Liu Shu)
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Herb Name
Huang Qi 黄芪 (Astragalus)
Ren Shen 人参 (Ginseng) Zhi Fu Zi 制附子 (Processed Aconite) Gui Zhi 桂枝 (Cinnamon twig) Xi Xin 细⾟ (Chinese Asarum) Qiang Huo 羌活 (Notopterygium) Chuan Xiong 川芎 (Sichuan lovage) Fang Feng 防⻛ (Saposhnikovia) Chi Shao Yao ⾚芍药 (Red Peony) * Gan Cao 甘草 (Licorice) Sheng Jiang 生姜 (fresh Ginger) ** Da Zao 大枣 (Jujube fruit) |
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* Chi Shao Yao should be Dry-fried for use in this formula
** Fresh Ginger was required to be roasted in the original text. This is not normally done today.
Preparation:
Powder.
The powder is usually prepared as a decoction with fresh Ginger and Jujubes.
Function:
Tonifies Yang and Qi, clears the exterior, promotes Sweating
Use:
1. Slight fever, strong Chills, no sweat, headache, cold extremities, fatigue, pale, pale tongue with a white coat and a forceless or floating and forceless pulse.
2. Cold or Flu in the weak or elderly
3. Rheumatic Fever
Dose:
A cupful 2 or 3 times daily, keeping warm afterwards to induce sweat
Cautions:
None noted
Modifications:
1. Muscle and Joint pain, add Angelica Du Huo, and Loranthus Sang Ji Sheng.
2. Codonopsis Dang Shen normally replaces Ginseng; Paeonia Bai Shao is the type of Peony normally used today.
This was traditionally used for exterior conditions (Wind-Cold attack) with marked Yang deficiency (Coldness). In such cases, inducing sweating with the likes of Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) was said to potentially be fatal.
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