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Source: Hé Jì Jú Fāng 和剂局方

Ingredients:

• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 120g
• Xì xīn (细辛 Asari Rhizoma et Radix, asarum) 30g
• Bái zhǐ (白芷 Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian angelica) 360g
• Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 60g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 60g
• Jīng jiè (荆芥 Schizonepetae Herba, schizonepeta) 120g
• Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 45g
• Bò hé (薄荷 Menthae Herba, mint) 240g

Action: Disperses the wind evil; relieves headache.

Indication: Medial headache, hemilateral headache, or vertex headache due to external wind or wind-cold, with aversion to cold, heat effusion, dizziness, and runny nose with clear snivel.

Category: Wind-relieving formulas / External wind formulas

Method: Grind to a fine powder.

Dosage: Take 6g mixed with tea after meals.

Rationale: Chuān xiōng treats the lesser yáng headache and reverting yīn headache (pain at the apex or sides of the sides of the head). Qiāng huó treats greater yáng headache (pain in the back of the head and nape). Bái zhǐ treats yáng brightness headache. Xì xīn, Bò hé, Jīng jiè suì, and Fáng fēng are acrid ascending agents that disperse the wind evil in the head. All these agents combined relieve headache and can also resolve the exterior. Gān cǎo is added to harmonize all the agents of the formula. Finally, tea, which is bitter and cold, clears the head and brightens the eyes, as well as aiding digestion.

Variations:

• Headache or head wind due to external contraction of wind-cold: Add Shēng jiāng (生姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, fresh ginger) and Zǐ sū yè (紫苏叶 Perillae Folium, perilla leaf).
• Nervous headache: Add Màn jīng zǐ (蔓荆子 Viticis Fructus, vitex [fruit]) and Jí lí (蒺藜 Tribuli Fructus, tribulus [fruit]).

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