| Pin-yin: |
wu ji san |
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| English name: |
Five-Accumulation Powder |
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| Component: |
Herba Ephedrae(ma huang), Rhizoma Atractylodis(cang zhu), Radix Angelicae Dahuricae(bai zhi), Radix Ligustici Chuanxiong(chuan xiong), Radix Angelicase Sinensis(dang gui), Radix Paeoniae(bai shao), Fructus Citri seu Ponciri(zhi ke), Radix Platycodi Grandiflori(jie geng), Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae(rou gui), Sclerotium Poriae Cocos(fu ling), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao), Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis(hou po), Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis(gan jiang), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae(chen pi), Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae(ban xia) |
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| Function: |
Releases the exterior, warms the interior, smooths the flow of qi, transforms phlegm, invigorates the blood, and reduces accumulation. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats externally-contracted wind-cold with internal injury due to cold. Symptoms include fever without sweating, headache, body aches and stiff neck and back, a sensation of fullness in the chest, loss of appetite, vomiting, and abdominal pain. It may also be used for irregular menstruation with epigastric and abdominal pain due to cold. |
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| Cautions: |
This formula is named for treating disorders associated with the five types of accumulation: cold, dampness, qi, blood, and phlegm. |
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