Details of Siler and Platycodon Formula
Fang Feng translates to “guards against wind”. That’s like saying “assists immunity”.
This is for pretty extreme heat symptoms and cough with constipation. There may be other symptoms such as rashes.
This formula has a wide number of applications …. American Dragon (thanks, Joel) lists these
Disperses Wind
Releases the Exterior
Drains Heat
Unblocks the bowels
• Dizziness
• Red, sore eyes
• Difficulty swallowing
• Nasal congestion and infection
• Thick, sticky nasal discharge and saliva
• Bitter taste in the mouth
• Dry mouth
• Focal distention in the chest and diaphragm
• Stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm
• Manic behavior
• Carbuncles
• Heat rash
• Headache
• Acne
• Chills
• High fever
• Restlessness
• Urticaria
• Sore throat
• Swelling of the throat
• Coughing
• Reddish urine
• Dyspnea
• Vertigo
• Severe aversion to Cold
• Skin rashes
• Skin ruptures or ulcers
• Tense abdomen
• Shoulder stiffness
• Numb extremities
• Fatigue
• Constipation
• Dysuria with reddish urine
• Dark, rough urination
• Obesity
• Fullness of the abdomen
• Fullness of the epigastrium
• Heaviness in the head
Alternative Names
fang feng tong sheng san
fang feng tung sheng san
Fangfeng Tongsheng San
boju tusyo san
bofutsushosan
Bofutsushosan
TJ62; TJ-62; TJ 62
bofu-tsusho-san
Bōfū-tsūshō-san
防風通聖散
ぼうふうつうしょうさん
防風通圣丸
Ingredients
Da Huang 大黄 rhubarb root and rhizome Radix et Rhizoma Rhei [don’t use if pregnant ]
Mang Xiao 芒硝 mirabilite, glauber’s salt Natrii Sulfas [don’t use if pregnant ]
Gan Cao 甘草 licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae [caution ]
(not included in online version) Ma Huang 麻黃 ephedra stem Herba Ephedrae
He Ye 荷葉 lotus leaf Folium Nelumbinis Nuciferae (replacement for Ma Huang)
Shi Gao 石膏 gypsum Gypsum Fibrosum
Sheng Jiang 生薑 fresh ginger rhizome Zingiberis Rhizoma
Bai Zhu 白术 , bai shu ovate atractylodes, (white) atractylodes rhizome [supports pregnancy ]
Dang Gui 當歸 tangkuei, Chinese angelica root Radix Angelicae Sinensis [supports pregnancy ]
Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
Bai Shao 白芍 white peony root, peony Paeoniae Radix alba [supports pregnancy ]
Bo He 薄荷 field mint, mentha Herba Menthae Haplocalycis
Lian Qiao 連翹 forsythia fruit Forsythiae Fructus
Jing Jie 荊芥 schizonepeta stem or bud Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae Tenuifoliae
Fang Feng 防風 saposhnikovia root, ledebouriella root, siler Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae
Huang Qin 黃苓 baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis [supports pregnancy ]
Zhi Zi 梔子 cape jasmine fruit, gardenia Gardeniae Fructus
Hua Shi 滑石 talcum powder talcum
Jie Geng 桔梗 balloon flower root, platycodon root Radix Platycodi Grandifolii