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Xiao Huo Luo Dan (Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill)

Xiao Huo Luo Dan

Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

Category
Formulas that Expel Wind
Subcategory
Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
Ingredients
6 herbs
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Actions

  • Invigorates the blood
  • Warms and unblocks the channels
  • Dispels wind and damp
  • Transforms phlegm

Indications

  • Wind Damp Cold blocking the channels: Severe migrating or fixed pain in the joints and bones with stiffness and a reduced range of motion
  • Wind Phlegm blockage with Blood stagnation in the channels (Wind Stroke): Chronic weakness, numbness, and pain of the extremities. Possible paralysis. Wind stroke.

Western Uses:

  • Apoplexy
  • Arthritis
  • Cerebral Vascular Accident

Ingredients

6 substances in Xiao Huo Luo Dan — each links to its full herb monograph.

No specimen photographCao Wu180 gpreparedWarm the Interior and Expel ColdNo specimen photographChuan Wu180 gpreparedWarm the Interior and Expel ColdDi LongDi Long180 gExtinguish Wind and Stop TremorsMo YaoMo Yao66 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationRu XiangRu Xiang66 gInvigorate Blood and Remove StagnationZhi Tian Nan XingZhi Tian Nan Xing180 gWarm Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Cold

Preparation & dosage

Grind the ingredients in to a powder, add honey, and form in to pills.

  • Take 3 Grams, 2 times daily on an empty stomach with water or wine.

    • Safety — read before use

    As this formula is very invigorating and pungent, it should only be used in patients with a strong constitution

  • Do not use during pregnancy.
  • Do not use in hypertensive patients.
  • Do not use in cases where there is yin or blood deficiency.

    • 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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