Qian Zheng San (Lead to Symmetry Powder)

Qian Zheng San (Lead to Symmetry Powder)

Formula 4 of 13 in Formulas that Expel Wind

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  • Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

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  • This formula contains one or more toxic substances.
    While some Chinese herbs are toxic, many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity.

Preparation Notes:

  • Decoction.
  • To prepare as a powder, grind equal amounts of each substance. Take in 3 gram doses with warm water.

Originally Appeared In:

  • Collected Formulas of the Yang Family (Yang Shi Jia Zang Fang)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

  • Stomach, Spleen, Lungs, Liver

There are 3 Substances in this Chinese Medicne

Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium Rhizome)
Quantity = 6 grams
Warm Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Typhonii Gigantei)
Channels:
SP, ST
Properties:
Spicy, Sweet, Warm, Toxic
Latin:
Rhizoma Typhonii Gigantei
Chinese:
白附子
Tone Marks:
bái fù zĭ
Translation:
White Appendage
Jiang Can (Body of Sick Silkworm)
Quantity = 6 grams
Neutral Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus)
Channels:
LIV, LU
Properties:
Spicy, Salty, Neutral
Latin:
Bombyx Batryticatus
Chinese:
僵蚕
Tone Marks:
jiāng cán
Quan Xie (Scorpion, Buthus)
Quantity = 6 grams
Neutral Quan Xie (Buthus Martensis)
Channels:
LIV
Properties:
Salty, Spicy, Neutral, Toxic
Latin:
Buthus Martensis
Chinese:
全蝎
Tone Marks:
quán xiē

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