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Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi)

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi

Category
Formulas that Expel Dampness
Subcategory
Formulas that Transform Damp Turbidity
Ingredients
11 herbs
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Actions

  • Releases the exterior and resolves turbid dampness
  • Activates the Qi and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.

Indications

  • Headache
  • Chills and fever
  • Aversion to cold
  • A sensation of oppression and fullness in the chest
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Abdominal and epigastric pain
  • Loss of appetite
  • Loss of taste
  • Diarrhea
  • Borborygmus
  • Flatulence

Western Uses:

  • Influenza
  • Intestinal Flu
  • Non-specific Acute Colitis
  • Acute Gastroenteritis
  • Acute Diarrhea

Ingredients

11 substances in Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bai ZhiBai Zhi6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorBai ZhuBai Zhu12 gTonify QiBan XiaBan Xia9 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdChen PiChen Pi9 gRegulate the QiDa Fu PiDa Fu Pi9 gRegulate the QiFu LingFu Ling9 gRegulate Water and Drain DampnessHou PoHou Po9 gAromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve DampnessHuo XiangHuo Xiang12 gAromatic Herbs that Transform and Dissolve DampnessJie GengJie Geng9 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-ColdZhi Gan CaoZhi Gan Cao3 gTonify QiZi Su YeZi Su Ye6 gWarm, Spicy Herbs that Release the Exterior

Preparation & dosage

Decoction. Usually cooked on high heat for approximately 10-20 minutes.

Safety — read before use

This formula is warm and drying, thus it should not be used in cases of Wind Heat with dampness or Yin deficiency with heat

Originally Appeared In:

  • Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang)

Sources & References

Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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