Wu Ji San
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Other Names : Five-Accumulation Powder, Dang Gui and Magnolia Formula, 五积散
Contents
Ingredients
- Ma Huang - Hb. Ephedrae : 1.5-18g
- Bai Zhi - Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae : 1.5-9g
- Gan Jiang - Rz. Zingiberis : 1.5-12g
- Rou Gui - Cx. Cinnamomi : 1.5-9g
- Cang Zhu - Rz. Atractylodis : 3-60g
- Hou Po - Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis : 1.5-12g
- Chen Pi - Per. Citri Reticulatae : 3-18g
- Zhi Ban Xia - Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum : 3-9g
- Fu Ling - Poria : 3-9g
- Jie Geng - Rx. Platycodi : 3-60g
- Zhi Ke - Fr. Aurantii : 1.5-9g
- Bai Shao - Rx. Paeoniae Alba : 1.5-9g
- Dang Gui - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis : 1.5-9g
- Chuan Xiong - Rz. Chuanxiong : 1.5-9g
- Xiang Fu - Rz. Cyperi : 1.5-6g
- Gan Cao - Rx. Glycyrrhizae : 1.5-9g
- Sheng Jiang - Rz. Zingiberis Recens : 1.5-3g
- Da Zao - Fr. Jujube : 1.5-3g
Special Precautions of Wu Ji San
- Contraindicated for those with Damp-Heat.
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency.
Actions
- Releases the Exterior
- Warms the Interior
- Smoothes the flow of Qi
- Transforms Phlegm
- Invigorates the Blood
- Reduces Accumulations
- Regulates Qi and Blood
Health Benefits and uses of Wu Ji San are
- Fever and chills without sweat
- Headache
- Body aches
- Stiff neck and back
- Abdominal pain and Cold
- Diarrhea with borborygmus
- A sensation of fullness in the chest and abdomen
- May be Cold in the lower body with Heat in the upper body
- Aching at the waist
- Anhidrosis
- Loose stools
- Nausea
- Abdominal distention
- Borborygmus
- An aversion to food
- Vomiting
- Women:
- Cold-type epigastric and abdominal pain
- Menstrual irregularity
- Dysmenorrhea
