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Tian Tai Wu Yao San (天台烏藥散) promotes the movement of qi, disperses cold and relieves pain; the principal formula for cold-stagnation hernial pain (shan disorder).
English Name
Top-Quality Lindera Powder
Classical Source
Yi Xue Fa Ming, 13th c.
Ingredients
- Wu Yao – chief; Xiao Hui Xiang, Qing Pi, Gao Liang Jiang, Mu Xiang (move qi/warm)
- Bing Lang; Chuan Lian Zi & Ba Dou (processed together)
Actions & Functions
- Promotes the movement of qi and disperses cold
- Relieves hernial and lower-abdominal pain
Indications
Cold-stagnation in the Liver channel: lower-abdominal and hernial pain referring to the testicles, worse with cold, and a cold sensation.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: deep, slow or wiry.
Modifications
With marked cold, increase Xiao Hui Xiang and Gao Liang Jiang.
Cautions & Contraindications
For cold hernial pain; not for damp-heat or heat-type pain.
