Jing Feng Bai Du San is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, first seen in the book "Health Prescriptions". Its main effects are sweating, relieving symptoms, and relieving pain. It is often used to treat the initial stage of ulcers, redness, swelling, pain, chills and fever, no sweating and no thirst. The following is a detailed explanation of the Jingfang Baidusan prescription:
Composition of Jing Feng Bai Du San
In the prescription composition of Jing Feng Bai Du San, the various herbs are combined according to the principle of monarch, minister, assistant and envoy to achieve the best therapeutic effect. The monarch is the main herb, responsible for the main therapeutic effect; the minister assists the monarch to enhance its efficacy; the adjuvant is used to coordinate the herbs, reduce side effects or target minor symptoms; and the envoy guides the herbs to the site of the disease and coordinates the efficacy of the herbs.
Junyao
The main drugs in Jingfang Baidu Powder are Jingjie and Fangfeng. The two complement each other and play the leading role of sweating, dispelling wind and cold.
The taste of Semen Armeniacae is pungent and warm in nature. It has the effects of inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms, clearing rashes and relieving itching. It is mainly used to relieve exterior symptoms, dispel cold, and drive away wind evil.
Saposhnikovia divaricata is also pungent in taste and warm in nature. It has the effects of dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms, removing dampness and relieving pain. It can assist Semen Armeniacae Amaranthus in dispelling exterior symptoms and enhance its ability to dispel wind evil.
Minister medicine
The ministerial drugs in Jing Feng Bai Du San include Notopterygium and Duhuo. When used together, Notopterygium and Duhuo can combine the upper and lower parts, cure the symptoms of wind, cold and dampness, and enhance the antipyretic effect of the monarch drug.
Qianghuo is pungent in taste and warm in nature. It has the effects of inducing sweat, dispelling wind and removing dampness. It is especially good at treating symptoms such as headache and limb aches caused by exogenous wind, cold and dampness.
Duhuo is also pungent and warm in nature. It has the effects of dispelling wind, dredging the meridians, removing dampness and relieving pain. It can dredge all the meridians, harmonize the meridians, open up the tendons and bones and benefit the organs.
Adjuvant
Adjuvants in a prescription play a role in coordinating the various drugs, alleviating side effects or targeting minor symptoms. They include Bupleurum, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Platycodon grandiflorum, Citrus aurantium and Peucedanum chinense.
Bupleurum is pungent in taste and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of soothing the liver and relieving muscles, and can assist the monarch and ministerial drugs in dispelling cold and dispersing the exterior. It also has the effects of soothing the liver and relieving depression.
Chuanxiong is pungent and warm in nature. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, improving the problem of poor blood circulation, and relieving symptoms such as headaches and limb aches.
Platycodon grandiflorum tastes bitter and pungent in nature, and has the effect of removing phlegm and pus. It can open up the lung qi, relieve cough and resolve phlegm, and relieve symptoms such as cough with phlegm, chest fullness, etc.
Fructus Aurantii Immaturus is bitter and slightly cold in nature. It can regulate qi and widen the chest, benefit the chest and diaphragm, and relieve chest and diaphragm fullness.
The taste of Radix Peucedanum is bitter, pungent and slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of descending Qi, resolving phlegm, and dispersing wind-heat.
Drug
The guiding drugs in a prescription play the role of guiding the other drugs to the affected area and coordinating the efficacy of the drugs. The guiding drugs inJing Feng Bai Du San are Poria cocos and Licorice.
Poria cocos is sweet and neutral in nature. It can penetrate moisture and strengthen the spleen, improve the source of phlegm (spleen), and thus relieve symptoms such as chest tightness, cough, and excessive phlegm.
Licorice is sweet and mild in nature. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen and replenishing qi, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and harmonizing various medicines.
Prescription efficacy
The main effects of Jingfang Baidu Powder are sweating, relieving exterior symptoms, eliminating ulcers and relieving pain. Specifically, Jingjie and Fangfeng in the prescription are the main drugs, and their main function is to disperse wind evil with pungent and warm properties, thus achieving the purpose of relieving exterior symptoms.
Qianghuo and Duhuo are the main medicines for dispelling wind and unblocking the meridians. They can dredge all the meridians, harmonize the meridians, open up the tendons and bones, and benefit the organs.
Mechanism of action
The mechanism of action of Jing Feng Bai Du San mainly involves the following aspects:
Inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms : The herbs in the prescription, such as the herb Semen Armeniacae, the herb Saposhnikovia divaricata, the herb Notopterygium wilfordii, and the herb Duhuo pubescens, have the effect of inducing sweat and relieving exterior symptoms. They can expel the wind evil, cold evil, and dampness evil in the body through sweating, thereby achieving the purpose of relieving exterior symptoms.
Dispelling wind and dampness : Qianghuo, Duhuo, Fangfeng and other herbs have the effect of dispelling wind and dampness. They can benefit the organs by harmonizing the meridians, unblocking the tendons and bones, thereby relieving symptoms such as limb aches, headaches, and neck pains.
Promoting Qi and activating blood circulation : Chuanxiong has the function of promoting Qi and activating blood circulation. It can improve the problem of poor Qi and blood circulation by promoting blood circulation, thereby relieving symptoms such as headaches and limb aches.
Regulating Qi and resolving phlegm : Herbs such as Platycodon grandiflorum, Citrus aurantium, and Peucedanum chinense have the function of regulating Qi and resolving phlegm. They can relieve symptoms such as cough with phlegm, chest fullness, etc. by clearing the lungs and relieving sore throat, descending Qi and resolving phlegm.
Moisturizing and strengthening the spleen : Poria cocos has the function of moisturizing and strengthening the spleen. It can relieve symptoms such as chest tightness, cough, and excessive phlegm by improving the source of phlegm (spleen).
Indications and pathogenesis of Jing Feng Bai Du San
Jing Feng Bai Du San is mainly used to treat diseases caused by exogenous wind, cold and dampness with qi deficiency. Such diseases usually present with symptoms such as chills and fever, stiff neck and head pain, body aches, no sweating, stuffy nose, cough with phlegm, and chest distension. These symptoms are caused by insufficient positive qi in the body, which is invaded by external wind, cold and dampness, resulting in poor circulation of qi and blood in the body and stagnation of meridians.
Specifically, when external wind, cold, and dampness invade the skin, it will cause a struggle between the positive and negative forces, leading to symptoms such as fear of cold, fever, and anorexia. Cold and dampness will stagnate in the meridians and muscles throughout the body, causing symptoms such as headaches, neck pains, and body aches.
Since the lung governs the skin, the skin is blocked by external cold, the lung qi is blocked and the body fluids condense into phlegm, which causes cough with phlegm, nasal congestion, and a heavier voice. When damp qi is retained in the body, it can cause chest tightness, greasy tongue coating, and a floating and weak pulse.
Modern application of Jing Feng Bai Du San
Jing Feng Bai Du San is widely used in modern medicine to treat a variety of common diseases and epidemics. First of all, it has a significant effect on colds and influenza.
Jingfangbaidusan is also very effective for bronchitis, which is often accompanied by symptoms such as cough, sputum, and chest tightness.
Platycodon grandiflorum and Peucedanum chinense in Jing Feng Bai Du San have the functions of clearing the lungs and relieving throat pain, lowering qi and resolving phlegm, and can effectively relieve symptoms such as cough and sputum. Citrus aurantium regulates qi and widens the chest, relieving chest tightness, while Poria penetrates moisture and strengthens the spleen, improving the source of phlegm (spleen), thereby relieving the symptoms of bronchitis.
In addition,Jing Feng Bai Du San has significant therapeutic effects in treating eczema and skin inflammation, mainly due to the fact that the various medicinal materials in its ingredients have the effects of sweating, relieving swelling and pain, and dispelling wind and relieving itching. Studies have shown that after using Jingfang Baidusan to treat eczema, the patient's itching symptoms are significantly alleviated, and the small rashes quickly become smaller and scab over.
Nephrolepis and Saposhnikovia divaricata can expel wind, cold and dampness from the body by inducing sweating, thereby relieving symptoms such as skin redness, swelling and itching. Notopterygium and Angelica dahurica have the effects of dispelling wind, clearing the meridians, removing dampness and relieving pain. They can open up all meridians, harmonize the meridians, open up the tendons and bones and benefit the organs, thereby relieving the pain and itching caused by skin inflammation.
Bupleurum and Chuanxiong have the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, activating blood circulation and promoting qi circulation. They can promote blood circulation and improve the problem of poor qi and blood circulation, thereby relieving skin inflammation and swelling. Poria has the function of moisturizing and strengthening the spleen, which can improve the source of phlegm (spleen), thereby relieving the symptoms of eczema and skin inflammation. These herbs work together to effectively treat eczema and skin inflammation and relieve the patient's discomfort.
Notes
When using Jing Feng Bai Du San, you need to pay attention to the following points:
Contraindications : It is contraindicated for patients with exogenous wind-heat and yin deficiency. It is not suitable for patients with dysentery caused by epidemic, damp-heat or damp-heat accumulation in the intestines.
Add or subtract medications : Depending on the patient's specific condition, medications can be added or subtracted as appropriate. For example:
People with obvious qi deficiency can use more ginseng, or add "astragalus" to replenish qi and replenish deficiency.
For those with excessive dampness in the body and severe body aches : you can add Clematis chinensis, Morus alba, Gentiana macrophylla, Stephania tetrandra, etc. to dispel wind and dampness, clear the meridians and relieve pain.
For severe cough : add almonds and white radix to relieve cough and reduce phlegm.
If skin diseases occur : add Cicada and Sophora flavescens to dispel wind, dampness and stop itching; remove ginseng and add Honeysuckle and Coptis chinensis to clear away heat, detoxify, disperse stagnation and reduce swelling.
Conclusion
As a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, Jing Feng Bai Du San has the effects of sweating, relieving exterior symptoms, eliminating ulcers and relieving pain. It is suitable for a variety of diseases caused by exogenous wind, cold, dampness and qi deficiency. In modern medicine, Jingfang Baidusan is also widely used to treat colds, influenza, bronchitis, rheumatic arthritis and other diseases. Through appropriate diet therapy and auxiliary treatment, the efficacy of Jing Feng Bai Du San can be enhanced to achieve better therapeutic effects. When using Jing Feng Bai Du San, you need to pay attention to contraindications and additions and subtractions to ensure safety and effectiveness.