SHAN Shizhe,ZHANG Haiyu,SHAO Wenbo,et al.Experience of XUE Boshou in Using Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) in Clinical Practice[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,65(16):1646-1649.
SHAN Shizhe,ZHANG Haiyu,SHAO Wenbo,et al.Experience of XUE Boshou in Using Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) in Clinical Practice[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2024,65(16):1646-1649.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2024.16.003.
Experience of XUE Boshou in Using Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) in Clinical Practice
This paper summarized professor XUE Boshou's clinical experience of using Fangfeng (
Radix Saposhnikoviae
). Firstly, Fangfeng is used to scatter wind and release the exterior, disseminate and penetrate the pathogens, and can treat the early-staged externally contracted heat diseases with exterior
qi
constraint and blocking, and serious internal heat through
Xiaodu Xijiao Beverage
(消毒犀角饮) from
Beneficial Formulas from the Taiping Imperial Pharmacy
(《太平惠民和剂局方》)combined with
Yinqiao Powder
(银翘散),
Shengjiang Powder
(升降散) and
Zhizichi Decoction
(栀子豉汤) in their modifications. Secondly, it eliminates wind and dispels dampness, relieves itching, and heals sores, with self-made
Xue's Guomin Decoction
(薛氏过敏煎) in modification being formulated to treat allergic skin diseases caused by pathogenic wind attacking the exterior. Thirdly, it disperses liver
qi
and soothes the spleen, lifts yang and stops diarrhea, and can be used in modified
Tong Xie Yao Formula
(痛泻要方) from
Teachings of ZHU Danxi
(《丹溪心法》) when treating diarrhea caused by liver constraint and spleen deficiency. Fourthly, it can disperse stagnated
qi
throughout the body and unblock the meridians of the five
zang
(脏) organs, commonly in formulation of modified
Huangqi Chifeng Decoction
(黄芪赤风汤) from
Correction of Errors in Medical Works
(《医林改错》) to treat patients with
qi
deficiency and blood stasis after radiotherapy and chemotherapy of tumors, as well as alopecia areata or even alopecia universalis, chronic rhinitis and others.