HERB FORMULAS

JIA WEI XIN YI SAN - 加味辛夷散 - AUGMENTED MAGNOLIA FLOWER DECOCTION

English: Augmented Magnolia Flower Powder
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua 3-9g Expels Wind-Cold and unblocks nasal passages.
With Xi Xin, lifts and spreads the clear Qi while unblocking the nasal orifices to treat headache and sinus distention, nasal congestion and thick nasal discharge due to Wind-Cold.
With Bai Zhi and Xi Xin, improves the efficacy of Xin Yi.
With Bai Zhi and Fang Feng, for nasal obstruction with clear nasal discharge due to Wind-Cold.
With Cang Er Zi, strongly unblocks nasal obstruction and sinus headache due to Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat for sinusitis and rhinitis with loss of smell.
With Cang Er Zi, Xi Xin and Bai Zhi, for Wind-Cold nasal obstruction and sinus headache with greater effect.
Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi 3-9g Disperses Wind and Dampness and opens nasal passages.
With Xin Yi, for blocked nose due to Wind-Cold and chronic sinusitis.
With Xin Yi and Bai Zhi, for headache and nasal obstruction.
Rx. et Rz. Ligustici Gao Ben 3-9g Expels Wind-Cold, alleviates pain and dispels Wind-Dampness.
 With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold-Damp headache, vertex headaches, stiff neck and toothaches.
With Chuan Xiong and Bai Zhi, accentuates pain relieving effects and are often used together for headaches.
With Chuan Xiong and Xi Xin, for headache due to Cold and Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 3-9g Expels Wind-Cold, alleviates pain and headache, expels Dampness, alleviates discharge and opens nasal passages.
With Gao Ben, for Wind-Cold induced headaches, especially those at the vertex.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold induced headaches, sinus headaches, orbital headaches and toothache aggravated by cold air.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo for Wind-Cold with headache and stuffy nose.
With Gan Cao, for stomachache.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache.
With Cang Er Zi and Xin Yi, for headache due to nasal congestion with thick putrid discharge.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 3-9g Releases the exterior., clears Heat. relieves toxicity and raises the Yang.
With Bai Zhi for Yang Ming headache.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-9g Activates Blood, regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold and alleviates pain especially headaches.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold headaches and Shao Yin Cold headaches.
With Xi Xin and Fang Feng, for Wind-Cold Headaches.
With Gao Ben, for severe headache without Interior Fire.
With Fang Feng and Jie Geng, for headache due Wind-Cold Invasion.
Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang 3-9g Induces sweating, releases the exterior, disseminates and facilitates Lung Qi, calms wheezing, stops coughing and warms and disperses Cold pathogens.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 3-9g Releases the exterior. disperses Cold, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Caul Akebiae Mu Tong 3-9g Promotes urination.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-9g Resolves Phlegm, stops cough, alleviates pain and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
With Jie Geng, for pain and swelling of the throat.
Fol. Camelliae Lu Cha 3-9g Dispels Dampness, clears the head and prevents the drying, dispersing and ascending nature of diaphoretic herbs from harming the body.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 3-9g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels, removes stagnant food, transforms Phlegm, reduces distention and resolves hardenings.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 3-9g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, warms the Lungs and transforms thin mucus.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 3-9g Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm,benefits the throat and opens and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
With Gan Cao, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 3-9g Contains leakage of Lung Qi and stops cough.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Wind-Cold from the Exterior
  • Unblocks the nasal passages
  • Relieves pain

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold with sinus congestion or rhinitis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Nasal congestion and pain
  • Profuse clear or white nasal discharge
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Runny nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Pain in the sinus cavity
  • Headache
  • T: Normal
  • C: White
  • P: Floating and tight

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