Shiwei Baidu Decoction

The medicinal herb Shiwei Baidu San can detoxify and improve allergic constitution. It is made from Platycodon grandiflorum. It is a combination of medicinal materials such as Chuanxiong and licorice, which is very good for treating diseases such as suppuration and otitis media. You can learn about the therapeutic value of Shiwei Baidu San, and also need to understand the dosage and precautions of Shiwei Baidu San, and then take Shiwei Baidu San according to your own constitution to avoid the side effects of the drug.

This recipe can enhance the function of detoxification organs and has a detoxification effect. The detoxifying drugs in the prescription include Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Platycodon, Bupleurum, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Forsythia suspensa, etc. In addition, angelica dahurica, licorice, poria cocos and ginger are auxiliary medicines. It is often used clinically to treat eczema, urticaria, improve allergic constitution, lymphadenitis, vesicular rash, face, purulent face, otitis media, otitis externa and other skin inflammations.

Drug prescription explanation

Shiwei Baidu San is composed of ten medicinal herbs. The formula is explained as follows:

Chuanxiong: Contains a variety of volatile oils and alkaloids. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Chuanxiong is pungent, warm, non-toxic, floating and raising yang, and is a hot medicine. It is mainly used to dispel wind and dampness, promote qi and relieve depression, activate blood circulation and relieve pain, and is used to treat headaches caused by the Shaoyang and Jueyin meridians.

Ginger: Contains volatile oils such as gingerol, shogaol, and gingerol. It has the effects of dispelling cold and stopping vomiting, clearing away phlegm, detoxifying, stimulating appetite, warming the middle and removing dampness.

Bupleurum: Bupleurum is bitter, neutral, slightly cold and non-toxic. "Newly Revised Materia Medica" records that Bupleurum is good for the heart and abdomen, and can remove gas stagnation in the stomach and intestines, food accumulation, cold and heat evil spirits, and eliminate the old and bring in the new. Long-term use can make you slim, improve eyesight and improve your sperm quality.

Platycodon: "Bencao Jing Jizhu" states that Platycodon tastes pungent and bitter, is slightly warm, and is slightly toxic. It is mainly used to treat chest and flank pain like a knife stabbing pain, abdominal distension, rumbling in the intestines, fear and palpitations. It benefits the five internal organs, intestines and stomach, replenishes blood and Qi, eliminates cold, heat, wind and arthralgia, warms the middle and digests food, and treats sore throat and pharynx. Clears the head and eyes and dispels superficial cold.

Saposhnikovia divaricata: "Bencao Jing Jizhu" records that the flavor of Saposhnikovia divaricata is sweet, spicy, warm and non-toxic. It is mainly used to treat strong wind, dizziness, aversion to wind, wind evil, pain in joints, and cramps in limbs.

Angelica dahurica: "Bencao Jing Jizhu" records that Angelica dahurica tastes bitter, sweet, flat, slightly warm and non-toxic. It is mainly used to dispel wind, relieve pain from wounds, treat all kinds of wind-induced gout, and treat all kinds of gout in joints. Long-term use can make you slim and resist aging.

Poria cocos: It is a top-grade herb with a sweet, mild taste and non-toxic. "Bencao Jing Jizhu" records that it is mainly used to treat chest and flank reverse qi, fright, fear and palpitations, pain under the heart, chills and fever, cough and reverse qi, dry mouth and tongue, and promote urination. Long-term use can calm the soul, nourish the spirit and prolong life.

Licorice: "Bencao Mengquan" says: Because of its sweet taste, it is named licorice. "Yinshi Zhengyao" records that it tastes sweet, mild and non-toxic. It can be mixed with hundreds of medicines and detoxify. It is mainly used to treat cold and heat evil spirits in the five internal organs, strengthen tendons and bones, grow muscles, and detoxify. It warms the middle and lowers the Qi, relieves cough caused by damaged internal organs, quenches thirst, dredges the meridians, and benefits the blood and Qi. Long-term use can make you slim and prolong your life.

Schizonepeta: "Depei Materia Medica" records that Schizonepeta is pungent, bitter and warm. It enters the Qi division of the foot Jueyin meridian, and also enters the blood division. It is mainly used to disperse blood stasis, break up nodules, promote blood circulation, expel wind evil, clear the head and eyes, benefit the throat, eliminate sores and toxins, and relieve lockjaw caused by stroke.

Tangerine peel: "Tangye Bencao" records that tangerine peel has a warm nature and a bitter taste. It is pungent and bitter, with a thick taste, and is yin. Non-toxic. "Bencao" also says: It can treat phlegm heat in the chest, reverse qi, and promote water and food intake. It can relieve gas, stop vomiting and coughing, eliminate retained heat in the bladder, water retention, and the five types of stranguria, and promote urination.