Xiao Huo Luo Dan
小活絡丹 (小活络丹) xiǎo huó luò dān, "Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill"

Translated Name: Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

Category:

Formulas that Expel Wind,

Release Wind from the Skin and Channels

Pills

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (6):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
製草烏	Zhi Cao Wu	processed wild aconite root	180	grams
製川烏	Zhi Chuan Wu	processed Sichuan aconite main root	180	grams
天南星	Tian Nan Xing	jack-in-the-pulpit rhizome, arisaema	180	grams
乳香	Ru Xiang	frankincense, gum olibanum, mastic	66	grams
没藥	Mo Yao	myrrh	66	grams
地龍	Di Long	earthworm; lumbricus	180	grams

Tongue:

White and moist coating

Pulse:

Qualities: Tense (Tight), Wiry (String-taut), Soft (Soggy)

Cautions:

avoid use during Pregnancy

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai Ping Era

Modifications:

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White-eagle Perry

'''Add Herb

(防風, guard against wind)

Fang Feng''' '''Add Herb

(細辛, thin acrid)

Xi Xin''' '''Add Herb

(生地黃, unprepared earth yellow)

Sheng Di Huang''' '''Add Herb

(茯苓, )

Fu Ling''' '''Add Herb

(獨活, self-reliant existence)

Du Huo''' '''Add Herb

(秦艽, )

Qin Jiao''' '''Add Herb

(川芎, sichuan lovage root)

Chuan Xiong''' '''Add Herb

(川牛膝, ox knee from Sichuan)

Chuan Niu Xi''' '''Add Herb

(肉桂, flesh cinnamon)

Rou Gui''' '''Add Herb

(人蔘, man root)

Ren Shen''' '''Add Herb

(當歸, should go back, state of return)

Dang Gui''' '''Add Herb

(白芍, white peony)

Bai Shao ''' '''Add Herb

(杜仲, )

Du Zhong''' '''Add Herb

(桑寄生, mulberry parasite)

Sang Ji Sheng''' '''Add Herb

(炙甘草, Honey Prepared Licorice)

Zhi Gan Cao ''': For Liver and Kidney deficiency ~ this is taking with

(Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction)

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang - refer to:
Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet
, p398 details...

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	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (薏苡仁, ) Yi Yi Ren''' '''Add Herb (廣防己, prevent oneself) Guang Fang Ji''' '''Add Herb (蒼术, green atractylodes) Cang Zhu''': For damp-predominant disorders - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p398 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (防風, guard against wind) Fang Feng''' '''Add Herb (秦艽, ) Qin Jiao''': For wind-predominant disorders - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p398 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (製草烏, prepared herbal raven) Zhi Cao Wu''': For severe cold ~ also increase dosage of (川烏, sichuan black (head)) Chuan Wu - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p398 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Numbness (especially in the lower extremities) due to wind-stroke add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Migrating pain in the bones and joints with reduced range of motion add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Conditions aggravated by cold add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Cold is the predominant pathogenic influence, and therefore pain is the predominant symptom in these patterns add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Hemiplegia after cerebrovascular accident, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and peripheral nervous disorders add comment

Xiao Huo Luo Dan小活絡丹 (小活络丹) xiǎo huó luò dān, "Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill"

Xiao Huo Luo Dan
小活絡丹 (小活络丹) xiǎo huó luò dān, "Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill"