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Jia Wei Xi Sha San加味硒砂散

Modified Salmiacum Powder

Medicinals
13

Composition

  • Peng ShaBorax10 g

    Resolves toxicity, reduces swellings, clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, dries Dampness, transforms stones and prevents putrefication.

  • Xi ShaSalmiacum6 g

    Disperses Accumulation and stagnant Blood.

  • Sha RenFr. Amomi18 g

    Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and stops vomiting.

  • Da HuangRx. et Rz. Rhei7 g

    Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces Fire toxicity and eliminates Phlegm.

    for abscess, swellings and toxic sores.
  • Ren ShenRx. Ginseng10 g

    Tonifies *Qi*.

  • Qing DaiIndigo Naturalis15 g

    Clears Lung Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation and reduces swelling.

  • Ge QiaoConcha Meretricis/ Cyclinae30 g

    Clears Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, descends Lung *Qi, softens hardness and dissipates nodules*.

    for red eyes, bitter taste, pain in the ribs, paroxysmal cough and viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate due to Lung Heat.
  • Zi WanRx. Asteris6 g

    Relieves coughs, resolves Phlegm, promotes diuresis and softens hardness.

  • Wu GongScolopendrae10 g

    Attacks and relieves Fire toxins, relieves abdominal masses, dissipates nodules, unblocks collaterals and stops pain.

    for toxic, swollen sores and scrofula.
  • Quan XieScorpio10 g

    Attacks and relieves Fire toxins and dissipates nodules and rashes.

    • Jiang Can
    for Wind-Dampness.
  • Jiang CanBombyx Batryticatus10 g

    Transforms Phlegm, softens hardness, eliminates toxins and dissipates nodules.

  • Shi DiCalyx Kaki10 g

    Descends Qi and stops hiccups.

  • Mang XiaoNatrii Sulfas15 g

    Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, reduces swelling, softens hardness, clears Heat and drains Fire.

    for constipation due to Heat in the Stomach and Intestines.
    topically for redness and swelling of the throat and ulcerations of the mouth.

Actions

  • Eliminates Heat from the Lung
  • Counteracts toxic influences
  • Diminishes swelling
  • Breaks down Phlegm
  • Encourages Qi to move freely
  • Stimulates the Blood's movement
  • Clears away Blood Stasis
  • Softens areas of hardness

Patterns treated

Lung Heat accompanied by stagnation of Qi and Blood

Manifestations

  • Difficulty swallowing that grows progressively worse
  • Vomiting shortly after meals are eaten
  • Masses that stay in place and can be felt by palpation
  • Elevated fever, or
  • An episode of fever
  • An intolerance toward Heat
  • A tendency to feel irritable
  • Restless agitation that neither activity nor rest relieves
  • A feeling of Heat within the chest
  • Feeling thirsty
  • Retching that produces no actual vomiting
  • Urine that can be dark yellow in color
  • Pain that stays in one place, feels stabbing, and/or is severe, or
  • Pain that shifts from one location to another
  • A distended, bloated feeling
  • A depressed state of mind
  • Being quick to become irritable
  • The pain intensifies under pressure
  • A complexion that is dark in tone
  • Bleeding that includes clots
  • Lips with a purplish tint
  • Nails with a purplish tint
  • Skin that is dry
  • Skin discoloration—blue, dark, or purplish—in areas that are small or large,
  • Both varicose veins and spider veins present
  • Coldness affecting both the hands and the feet
  • A tendency toward hemorrhaging dark blood or clots
Tongue body
Red or Purple, possibly showing spots of purple or red
Coating
A yellow-colored coating
Pulse
Rapid, or Forceful together with rapid, or Choppy together with rapid, or Wiry together with choppy and rapid

Indications

Cancer occurring in the esophagus

Modifications

Notes

A dose of 2 grams should be taken three times per day.