Eight Winds Powder，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.，For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, the voice fails and both physical form and vital energy are impaired.
Eight Winds Powder
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Formulas Name : Eight Winds Powder
Chinese Name : 八风散
Drug Formulation
Agastache (soil removed): half a jin; Angelica dahurica: 1 jin; Peucedanum (root removed): 1 jin; Astragalus (root removed): 2 jin; Licorice (roasted): 2 jin; Ginseng (root removed): 2 jin; Notopterygium (root removed): 3 jin; Saposhnikovia (root removed): 3 jin.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.
Benefits
For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, the voice fails and both physical form and vital energy are impaired.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose; add 1 medium bowl of water and a small amount of mint, decoct together until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and take warm after meals; alternatively, dissolve 1 da qian in clear wax tea, which is also effective. For children with deficiency-type wind, dissolve half a qian in clear wax tea mixed with frankincense.
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Eight Winds Powder,For wind-pathogen rising upward, causing dizziness and blurred vision, stiffness and pain in the limbs, or itchy and painful skin sores; also for treating cold stagnation leading to disharmony, nasal congestion, and a hoarse voice; and for cases where, after the eruption of sores or rashes, the voice fails and both physical form and vital energy are impaired.