Si Wi Xiao Feng Yin  四物消風飲
Four Substances Eliminate Wind Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)

Rehmannia glutinosa

9 grams

Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)

Angelica sinensis

6 grams

Jing Jie (Schizonepeta)

Schizonepeta tenuifolia

Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia)

Saposhnikovia divaricata

4 ½ grams ea.

Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony)

Paeonia rubra

Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage)

Ligusticum chuanxiong

Bai Xian Pi (White Dittany)

Dictarnnus dasycarpum

Chan Tui (Cicada Slough)

Periostracum cicada

Bo He (Mint)

Mentha haplocalyx

3 grams ea.

Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica)

Angelica pubescens

Chai Hu (Bupleurum)

Bupleurum chinense

2 grams ea.

Da Zao (Jujube)

Zizyphus jujuba

2 pieces

Preparation:

Decoction.
Also used in Powder or Pill form.

Function:

Nourishes Blood, Clears Wind

Use:

1. Urticaria
2. Eczema
3. Psoriasis
4. Allergic Dermatitis

Dose:

Divided into 3 doses to be taken over the course of the day
Powder of Pills, take 6 grams 3 times daily.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Eczema, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Burdock seed (Niu Bang Zi)
2. Psoriasis, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Sophora Ku Shen
3. Severe Itching, add Oyster shell (Mu Li), Mother of Pearl (Zhen Zhu Mu)


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