Qian Zheng San, the name of a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, is a wind-dispelling formula that is used to eliminate wind, transform phlegm, promote blood circulation, and relieve spasms. It is commonly used to treat wind-related disorders in the head and face, such as facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, and migraines, which are caused by the obstruction of wind and phlegm in the meridians.
【Prescription Name】
Qian Zheng San
【Prescription Composition】
Bai Fu Zi, Bai Jiang Can, and Quan Xie Qu Du, all in equal amounts, and processed as needed.
【Dosage】
Grind the ingredients into fine powder. Take 3g each time, 2-3 times a day, with warm wine. It can also be prepared as a decoction, with the dosage adjusted according to the original proportion.
【Functions and Indications】
Qian Zheng San has the functions of dispelling wind, transforming phlegm, promoting blood circulation, and relieving spasms. It is mainly used to treat wind-related disorders in the head and face, such as facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, and migraines, with symptoms including deviation of the mouth and eyes, facial muscle twitching, pale red tongue, and white coating.
It is commonly used in clinical practice for wind-phlegm obstruction in the treatment of facial nerve paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia, migraines, and other wind-phlegm obstruction-related disorders.
【Clinical Application of Treating Wind Invasion】
In this case, the external protective qi is weak, and the pores are empty, allowing wind pathogens to invade and obstruct the facial muscles. Qian Zheng San is used with modifications for treatment.
In this prescription, Bai Fu Zi and Jiang Can dispel wind and relieve spasms; Quan Xie soothes wind and activates collaterals; Bai Zhi releases the surface and dispels wind, opens the orifices, and disperses cold; Wei Ling Xian is warm and promotes circulation, enters the twelve meridians, expels wind, and opens the collaterals; Gui Zhi induces sweating, relaxes the muscles, warms the meridians, and assists yang, harmonizing the nutrient and protective qi; Huang Qi tonifies qi, raises yang, strengthens the protective qi, and stabilizes the surface; Hong Hua promotes blood circulation and opens the collaterals. The combination of these herbs disperses surface cold, harmonizes the nutrient and protective qi, expels wind, opens the collaterals, and relieves obstruction, achieving the desired effect.
