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Hóu's Black Powder
侯氏黑散 〔侯氏黑散〕 hóu shì hēi sǎn
Source: Jīn Guì Yào Lüè 金匮要略
Ingredients
- Guì zhī (桂枝 Cinnamomi Ramulus, cinnamon twig)
- Xì xīn (细辛 Asari Rhizoma et Radix, asarum)
- Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia)
- Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome])
- Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger)
- Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root])
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria)
- Jié gěng (桔梗 Platycodonis Radix, platycodon [root])
- Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root])
- Jú huā (菊花 Chrysanthemi Flos, chrysanthemum [flower])
- Mǔ lì (牡蛎 Ostreae Concha, oyster shell)
- Sān qī (三七 Notoginseng Radix, notoginseng [root])
- Míng fán (明矾 Alumen , alum)
- Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica)
Actions: Dispels wind and disperses cold; boosts qì and harmonizes provisioning.
Indications: Channel wind stroke with heaviness of the limbs and hemiplegia.
Similar: Xiǎo xù mìng tāng (小续命汤 Minor Life-Prolonging Decoction)
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