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Xiao Feng San (消風散) dispels wind, clears heat and dampness and cools and nourishes the blood; the principal formula for acute, weeping, intensely itchy skin disorders (wind-heat/damp-heat type).
English Name
Eliminate Wind Powder
Classical Source
Wai Ke Zheng Zong, 1617
Ingredients
Actions & Functions
- Dispels wind and clears heat and dampness
- Cools and nourishes the blood; relieves itching
Indications
Wind-heat or damp-heat skin disorders: red, weepy, intensely itchy rashes (eczema, urticaria, dermatitis) that spread, with weeping or crusting.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: red with a yellow or white greasy coat. Pulse: floating and rapid.
Modifications
With marked heat, increase Shi Gao; with marked damp, increase Cang Zhu and Ku Shen.
Cautions & Contraindications
For wind/damp-heat itchy skin; not for chronic dry skin from blood deficiency (use Dang Gui Yin Zi).
