xiao yao san 逍遙散;  dan zhi xiao yao san 丹梔逍遙散

xiao yao wan 逍遙丸

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Name of formula: xiao yao san

Source of formula: Tai Ping Hui min He Ju Ju Fang

Application: for neurasthenia, insomnia, pneumonia, catarrh, early stage of TB, infertility, menopausal syndrome, shoulder and back pain, depression, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis B, urinary tract inflammation, vaginal yeast infection, irregular menses, sores in mouth and tongue after child birth, constipation due to deficiency (weakness), hyperthyroidism, eczema, vitiligo, keratodermia, headache, and dizziness.

Composition:

bai zhu 5 g, gan cao  7 g. fu ling 10 g,

bo he 2 g, dang gui 10 g, bai shao  10 g,

sheng jiang  5 g, chai hu  5 g.

Boil with water and make into decoction. Use as tea.

Or use the same proportion and make into powder (dan zhi xiao yao san).

Dosage: 6 to 9 g.

When the powder is made into pill form, it is called dan zhi xiao yao wan.

Xia yao wan

When the powder is made into pill form, it is called xiao yao wan.

The application and dosage are the same as xiao yao san.

dan zhi xiao yao san

When dan pi and zhi zi are added to xiao yao san, it is called dan zhi xiao yao san. It is being used in irregular menses with night sweating, hot flushes,  constantly tired, extra growth of lobules and bronchiectasis .

(See application of xiao yao san above for other syndromes).

A study of dan zhi xiao yao san in mood swing

Explanation:

Vitiligo: Partial or total loss of skin pigmentation, often occurring in patches.

Keratodermia: A horny covering or growth of the skin, usually in older people.

逍遙丸 (逍遙散) (太平惠民和劑局方 )

功能﹕疏肝健脾，養血调經。

主治﹕肝鬱氣鬱血虛之症﹕神經衰弱﹐失眠﹐肺炎﹐喉鼻黏膜發炎﹐﹐結核初期輕症﹐不妊症﹐ 更年期症候群﹐血道症﹐肩背痛﹐男女氣鬱病﹐肝硬化﹐慢性肝炎﹐尿道炎﹐白帶﹐月經不順﹐產後口舌糜爛﹐虛證便秘﹐甲 狀腺機能亢進﹐濕疹﹐白瘢風﹐手掌角皮症及頭痛﹐目眩等。

組成﹕柴胡 50 克﹐當歸 100 克﹐白芍 100克﹐白朮 (炒) 50克﹐生 薑 50 克﹐茯苓 100 克﹐甘草 70 克﹐ 薄荷 20 克。

用法與用量﹕ 口服，一次 6～9g，一日1～2次。

丹梔逍遙散