Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness

Pattern:

• External Wind-Cold with internal turbid dampness

Actions:

• Releases the exterior and resolves turbid dampness
• Activates the Qi and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.

Indications:

• Headache, chills and fever, aversion to cold, a sensation of oppression and fullness in the chest, nausea and vomiting, abdominal and epigastric pain, loss of appetite, loss of taste, diarrhea, borborygmus, flatulence

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Slightly pale tongue with a white and greasy coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Floating and tight pulse
• Soggy and moderate pulse

Western Uses:

• Influenza
• Intestinal Flu
• Non-specific Acute Colitis
• Acute Gastroenteritis
• Acute Diarrhea

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This formula is warm and drying, thus it should not be used in cases of Wind Heat with dampness or Yin deficiency with heat
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction. Usually cooked on high heat for approximately 10-20 minutes.

Originally Appeared In:

• Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Lungs, Stomach, Spleen, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Heart

Substances in this Formula (11 Total):

	Huo Xiang (Patchouli, Agastache) 藿香 Qty: 12 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Slightly Warm Latin: Herba Agastaches Rugosus, Herba Pogostemonis Cat: Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness
	Hou Po (Magnolia Bark) 厚朴 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LI, LU, SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis Cat: Aromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve Dampness
	Chen Pi (Orange Peel, Citrus Peel, Tangerine Peel) 陈皮 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Warm, Aromatic Latin: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Zi Su Ye (Perilla Leaf) 紫苏叶 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LU, SP Prop: Spicy, Aromatic, Warm Latin: Perillae Folium Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Bai Zhi (Angelica Root) 白芷 Qty: 6 grams Chan: LU, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Ban Xia (Pinellia Rhizome) 半夏 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm, Toxic Latin: Rhizoma Pinelliae Tematae Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Da Fu Pi (Betel Husk) 大腹皮 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LI, SI, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Slightly Warm Latin: Pericarpium Arecae Catechu Cat: Herbs that Regulate the Qi
	Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome) 白术 Qty: 12 grams Chan: SP, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Warm Latin: Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi
	Fu Ling (Sclerotium of Tuckahoe, China Root, Poria, Hoelen) 茯苓 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, SP, LU Prop: Sweet, Bland, Neutral Latin: Scierotium Poriae Cocos Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Jie Geng (Root of the Balloon Flower) 桔梗 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LU (ST) Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Neutral Latin: Platycodi Radix Cat: Warm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold
	Zhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root) 炙甘草 Qty: 3 grams Chan: All 12 Channels Prop: Sweet, Warm Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi