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Mosla Powder1
香薷散1 〔香薷散1〕 xiāng rú sǎn1
Source: Hé Jì Jú Fāng 和剂局方
Alternate Chinese names: Xiāng rú yǐn (香薷饮 Mosla Beverage); Jú pí jiān wán ( Tangerine Peel Decocted Pill); Sān wù xiāng rú yǐn (三物香薷饮 Three-Agent Mosla Powder)
Ingredients
- Xiāng rú (香薷 Moslae Herba, mosla) 3–9g
- Bái biǎn dòu (白扁豆 Lablab Semen Album, lablab [bean]) 9–12g
- Hòu pò (厚朴 Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, officinal magnolia bark) 3–6g
Actions: Dispels summerheat and resolves the exterior; transforms dampness and harmonizes the center.
Indications: External contraction of cold evil with internal dampness resulting from drinking of cold beverages in hot weather. Signs: aversion to cold, heat effusion, headache, absence of sweating; oppression in the chest, nausea and upwelling, or in severe cases
Category: Summerheat-dispelling formulas / Summerheat-dispelling exterior-resolving formulas
Method: Dosage is for decoction, the form in which the formula is now prepared.
Rationale: Xiāng rú is warm, acrid, and aromatic; it can not only disperse cold and resolve the exterior but can also disperse summerheat and transform dampness, eliminating damp stagnation in the center burner. Fitting the needs of the pattern precisely, it is the sovereign agent in this formula. Hòu pò is a warm bitter agent that moves qì and loosens the center, helping Xiāng rú to transform dampness. Bái biǎn dòu, which is sweet and balanced, fortifies the spleen and transforms dampness, thereby enhance the action of Xiāng rú. These three agents together thus treat both root and tip, resolving the exterior signs and checking the
Variations:
- Strong exterior evil: Add Qīng hāo (青蒿 Artemisiae Annuae Herba, sweet wormwood) and fresh Huò xiāng (藿香 Pogostemonis Herba, patchouli).
Nasal congestion : Addcongchitang .- Internal dampness transforming into heat: Add Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]). Leg
cramp : Add Mù guā (木瓜 Chaenomelis Fructus, chaenomeles [fruit]), Bái sháo (白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba, white peony [root]), andsangjisheng1 .