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Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin仙方活命饮

Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life

Clearing Heat 清热剂Clear Heat and Resolve Toxicity 清热解毒

Ingredients13 herbs

白Bai Zhi白芷3g佐 AssistantDispels wind-damp, drains pus, guides to the head and face
贝Bei Mu (Zhe Bei Mu)贝母6g佐 AssistantDissolves phlegm nodules and softens the hardness
防Fang Feng防风6g佐 AssistantDispels wind and opens the surface so the toxin has an outlet
赤赤芍药6g臣 Deputy
当Dang Gui Wei当归尾6g臣 DeputyInvigorates blood and breaks the local stasis
甘Gan Cao Jie甘草节6g使 EnvoyResolves toxicity and harmonizes the whole prescription
皂Zao Jiao Ci皂角刺炒6g佐 AssistantPenetrates into the lesion and opens a route for pus
穿Chuan Shan Jia穿山甲炙6g佐 AssistantClassically pierces through the channels to disperse; omitted from modern products
天Tian Hua Fen天花粉6g佐 AssistantClears heat, reduces swelling and generates fluids乳Ru Xiang乳香6g臣 DeputyMoves blood and qi, relieving the sharp pain没Mo Yao没药6g臣 DeputyPairs with Ru Xiang to disperse stasis and reduce swelling金Jin Yin Hua金银花9g君 ChiefClears heat and resolves the toxin that drives the sore陈Chen Pi陈皮9g臣 DeputyMoves qi in the flesh so the swelling can scatter

Indications

Clears heat and resolves toxicityReduces swelling and disperses hardnessInvigorates blood and relieves painDispels wind and vents the pathogen outward

Yang-type sores and toxic swellings at onset: heat toxin has gathered in the flesh and stalled the local qi and blood, so the tissue reddens, heats and hardens. The whole strategy depends on timing — clear the toxin and move the stagnation while pus has not yet organized.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Boils, carbuncles and abscesses in the first days
  • Hot red swelling that has not yet suppurated
  • Furuncles and infected skin lesions
  • Acute mastitis in the inflammatory stage
  • Cellulitis or lymphadenitis presenting as a yang sore
TongueRed with a thin white or thin yellow coating
PulseRapid and forceful

Health Categories

Women's HealthSkin HealthImmune Support

Modern Applications

CellulitisAbscessBoilsFuruncleMastitisSkin infectionLymphadenitis

Common adjustments

Contraindications

Wrong for yin-type sores — diffuse, dusky swellings that are neither red nor hot — and no longer appropriate once the sore has ulcerated. Use cautiously with Spleen-Stomach deficiency and loose stools, since Ru Xiang and Mo Yao are hard on the stomach. A spreading or systemic infection needs conventional assessment; do not let this formula delay incision, drainage or antibiotics.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Contraindicated in pregnancy — Ru Xiang, Mo Yao, Dang Gui Wei and Zao Jiao Ci are all strongly blood-moving or piercing herbs that are traditionally avoided while pregnant.

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References

Source Jiao Zhu Fu Ren Liang Fang 《校注妇人良方》 · Ming dynasty

  1. 《校注妇人良方》(classical source, public domain) — origin of the formula.
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.