Ledebouriella Powder to Unblock the Superficial
(fang feng tong sheng san 防風通聖散)

Source: Formulary from Dissection of Plain Questions《宣明論方》

fang feng

ledebouriella root

Radix Ledebouriellae

防風

ma huang

ephedra

Herba Ephedrae

麻黃

da huang

Chinese rhubarb root

Radix et Rhizoma Rhei

大黃

mang xiao

sodium sulfate

Natrii Sulfas

芒硝

jing jie

schizonepeta herb

herba Schizonepetae

荊芥

bo he

peppermint

Herba Manthae

薄荷

zhi zi

gardenia fruit

Fructus Gardeniae

梔子

hua shi

talc (soapstone)

talcm

滑石

shi gao

gypsum

Gypsum Fibrosum

石膏

lian qiao

weeping forsythia capsule

Fructus Forsythiae

連翹

huang qin

baical skullcap root

Radix Scutellariae

黃芩

jie geng

platycodon root

Radix Platycodi

桔梗

chuan xiong

Sichuan lovage rhizome

Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong

川芎

dang gui

angelica root

Radix Angelicae Sinensis

當歸

bai shao

white peony root

Radix Paeoniae Alba

白芍

bai shu

largehead atractylodes rhizome

Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae

白朮

gan cao

liquorice root

Radix Glycyrrhizae

甘草

Indications: excessive wind and heat accumulations that lead to alternative fever and chills, dizziness, headaches, red and painful eyes, mouth dryness or a bitter taste in mouth, difficulty in swallowing, thick and sticky discharges in throat, distention or stuffiness in the chest, hard stool, scanty and hot urine. The tongue is covered by yellow and greasy coating, and the pulse is rapid. With appropriate modifications, modern TCM uses this formula for conditions like cold and flu, hives, eczema, headaches, skin sores, acute conjunctivitis, hypertension, obesity, constipation, and piles that have the above heat signs.

適應症:風熱壅盛,表裏俱實,表現憎寒壯熱,頭目昏眩,頭痛,目赤睛痛,口苦口乾,咽喉不利,胸膈痞悶,大便秘結,小便赤澀,苔膩微黃,脈數。現代中醫常用於感冒、流行性感冒、蕁麻疹、濕疹、頭痛、暗瘡、急性結膜炎、高血壓、肥胖症、習慣性便秘、痔瘡等,屬風熱壅盛,裏閉不通者。