Xiao Yao San (Rambling Powder, Free and Easy Wanderer)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders

Pattern:

• Liver Qi Stagnation with Blood Deficiency

Actions:

• Spreads Liver Qi and relieves stagnation
• Tonifies the Spleen and nourishes the blood.

Indications:

• Irritability, depression, and moodiness
• Fatigue, headache, and dizziness.
• Hypochondriac fullness or pain.
• Breast distention, irregular menstruation, and dysmenorrhea.
• Bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth and throat, and poor appetite.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Pale red tongue

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Wiry and deficient pulse

Western Uses:

• Chronic Hepatitis
• Pleurisy
• Chronic Gastritis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Irregular Menstruation
• Uterine Bleeding
• Leukorrhea
• Anemia
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Breast Fibroids
• Optic Nerve Atrophy
• Central Retinitis

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• None Noted

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction.

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:

• Pericardium, Gall Bladder, Liver, Spleen, Heart, Stomach, Lungs

Substances in this Formula (8 Total):

	Chai Hu (Thorowax Root , Bupleurum) 柴胡 Qty: 9 grams Chan: GB, LIV, PER, TB Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Cool Latin: Radix Bupleuri Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica Root) 当归 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, SP Prop: Sweet, Spicy, Bitter, Warm Latin: Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Bai Shao (White Peony Root) 白芍 Qty: 9 grams Chan: LIV, SP Prop: Bitter, Sour, Cool Latin: Radix Albus Paeoniae Lactiflorae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Blood
	Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes Rhizome) 白术 Qty: 9 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
	Bo He (Field Mint, Mentha) 薄荷 Qty: 3 grams Chan: LU, LIV Prop: Spicy, Aromatic, Cool Latin: Herba Menthae Haplocalycis Cat: Cool, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger Rhizome) 生姜 Qty: 3 grams (Roasted) Chan: LU, SP, ST Prop: Spicy, Warm Latin: uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis Cat: Warm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior
	Zhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root) 炙甘草 Qty: 6 grams Chan: All 12 Channels Prop: Sweet, Warm Latin: Radix Glycyrrhizae Cat: Herbs that Tonify Qi