Disband Painful Obstruction Powder
Chinese Prescription: Xuan Bi Tang
English Translation: Disband Painful Obstruction Powder
Formula Type: Dispel Wind-Dampness
Actions: Clears & resolves damp-heat, unblocks the channels, & disbands painful obstruction.
Indications: Heat & pain in the joints, reduced mobility, fever & shaking chills, a lusterless, yellow complexion, scanty, dark urine, & a gray or yellow & greasy tongue coating.
Contraindications: Unknown.
Pinyin | English | Suggested Dosage |
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view: Fang Ji (Han) |
Stephania Tetrandra | 15g |
view: Xing Ren |
Apricot Kernel | 15g |
view: Hua Shi |
Talcum | 15g |
view: Lian Qiao |
Forsythia Blossoms | 9g |
view: Zhi Zi |
Gardenia | 9g |
view: Yi Yi Ren |
Coix | 15g |
view: Ban Xia |
Pinellia | 9g |
view: Can Sha |
Silkworm feces | 9g |
view: Chi Xiao Dou |
Red Aduki Bean | 9g |
Fang Ji (Han) / Stephania Tetrandra Root | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & reduces edema: for edema (especially in lower parts of the body), damp leg qi, gurgling sounds in the intestines, abdominal distention, or ascites due to dampness accumulating in the lower burner.2. Expels wind-dampness & alleviates pain: for wind-damp-heat collecting in the channels with such symptoms as fever & red, swollen, hot, & painful joints. |
MeridiansBladder, Spleen, Kidney |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of yin deficiency. Contraindicated in cases with interior dampness. |
Xing Ren / Apricot Kernel | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Slightly Warm • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Relieve Coughing & Wheezing | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Stops coughing & calms wheezing: used quite broadly for many kinds of cough disorders caused by either heat or cold, depending on the combination. Because the herb is moist in nature, it is especially useful for externally contracted dry cough.2. Moistens the Intestines & unblocks the bowels: this secondary use of the herb derives from its high oil content. Apricot Kernel - Northern - Bei Xing Ren is bitter. It is better for cough due to heat (excess condition). Apricot Kernel - Southern - Nan Xing Ren is sweeter. It is better for cough due to deficiency. |
MeridiansLarge Intestine, Lung |
CautionsUse with caution in treating infants & in cases of diarrhea. May antagonize huang qi, huang qin, & ge gen. Slightly toxic. |
Hua Shi / Talcum | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-18g |
Actions1. Promotes uriantion & drains heat from the Bladder: an important substance in treating hot painful urinary dysfunction or any condition with dark, painful, burning, & scanty urine. Also used for damp-heat generated diarrhea.2. Clears heat & releases summerheat: for summerheat disorder with fever, urinary difficulty, irritability, & thirst. 3. Absorbs dampness: applied topically for damp skin lesions. 4. Expels damp-heat through the urine: used adjunctively for heat in the qi level with dampness manifested in uremitting fevers, a heavy feeling in the body, thirst, & a yellow tongue coating. |
MeridiansStomach, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated for Spleen qi deficiency or spermatorrhea, for depleted fluids due to a warm-febrile disease, & for excessive urination. Use with caution during pregnancy. Toxicity: can stimulate the growth of granulomas in the colon & vagina. |
Lian Qiao / Forsythia Fruit | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Slightly Acrid • Temperature: Cool • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Toxicity | |||
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Clears heat & toxin & dissipates nodules: for all hot sores, carbuncles, & neck lumps.2. Expels externally contracted wind-heat: for such symptoms as pronounced fever, slight chills, sore throat, & headache. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Gallbladder |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of Spleen & Stomach deficiency with diarrhea, carbuncles that have already ulcerated, & cold (yin) ulcers. |
Zhi Zi / Gardenia, Cape Jasmine Fruit | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Fire | |||
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Clears heat & eliminates irritability: for heat patterns with fever, irritability, restlessness, a stifling sensation in the chest, insomnia, or delirious speech.2. Dries damp-heat: for painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat in the lower burner; damp-heat & constrained Liver & Gallbladder (middle burner) with jaundice; & damp-heat in the Gallbladder & Triple Burner channels of the face, affecting the nose & eyes or causing sores in the mouth or facial region. 3. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: for heat in the blood with such symptoms as nosebleed, or blood in the vomit, stool, or urine. For this purpose, the herb is partiallly charred. 4. Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to trauma: for this purpose, apply topically as a powder mixed with egg white or vinegar. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Lung, Stomach, Triple Burner |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of loose stool or loss of appetite due to cold from deficiency. |
Yi Yi Ren / Coix Seeds, Job's Tears Seeds | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for edema, urinary difficulty, & damp leg qi.2. Strengthens the Spleen & stops diarrhea: has a mild effect in treating Spleen deficiency with damp diarrhea. 3. Clears heat & expels pus: for soft, pustulated carbuncles as well as Lung or Intestinal abscess. 4. Expels wind-dampness: for wind-dampness painful obstruction. Especially effective for increasing joint mobility & reducing spasms in chronic cases. 5. Clears damp-heat: for any damp-heat disorder at any level characterized by a greasy tongue coating & digestive problems. 6. Also used in the treatment of plantar warts. |
MeridiansSpleen, Lung, Kidney |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy. |
Ban Xia / Pinellia (Prepared) | |||
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Transform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Warm & Transform Phlegm Cold | |||
Dosage4.5-12g |
Actions1. Dries dampness, transforms phlegm, & causes rebellious qi to descend: for cough with copious sputum, as in conditions of phlegm-cold in the Lungs. Especially effective in transforming phlegm due to dampness of the Spleen.2. Harmonizes the Stomach & stops vomiting: for lingering phlegm-dampness in the Stomach that rebels upward, causing nausea & vomiting. 3. Dissipates nodules & reduces distention: for nodules, pressure, distention, or pain due to phlegm lingering in the chest, phlegm nodules in the neck (such as those of goiter & scrofula), or obstructions caused by phlegm anywhere in the body. Also for focal distention in the chest & epigastrium. |
MeridiansLung, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in all cases of bleeding, cough due to yin deficiency, or depleted fluids. Use with caution in all cases with heat. May be incompatible with wu tou. Toxic: overdosage symptoms include feeling of burning & numbness in the throat, lips, queasy stomach & nausea, & a feeling of pressure in the chest. For recovery, administer raw ginger orally. |
Can Sha / Silkworm Feces | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Dispel Wind-Damp-Cold • Sub Category: Pain Relieving | |||
Dosage9-15g |
Actions1. Dispels wind-dampness: for painful obstructions or damp, itchy rashes due to wind-dampness.2. Harmonizes the Stomach & transforms turbid dampness: for internal obstruction due to turbid dampness with such symptoms as vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, abdominal pain, borborygmus, & spasms of the calf muscles. |
MeridiansLiver, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsNone. |
Chi Xiao Dou / Phaseolus Seed, Aduki Bean | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Sour • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-30g |
Actions1. Clears heat & promotes urination: for abdominal swelling & fullness due to edema, urinary difficulty, & leg qi edema. The nature of this herb is to move downward & relieve edema by causing the water or dampness to be drained from the body.2. Disperses blood stasis, reduces swelling, & reduces fire toxicity: for sores, carbuncles, & furuncles. 3. Clears damp-heat: for mild cases of jaundice due to damp-heat. |
MeridiansHeart, Small Intestine |
CautionsThe Tang Materia Medica cautions that frequent ingestion of this bean can lead to dryness. |