XIAO FENG SAN

Wind-Eliminating & Damp-Clearing • Heat-Clearing & Blood-Cooling Formula

Symptoms

Core Issue: Intense itching that moves or changes location (Wind) and skin that is red, hot, or inflamed (Heat).

Skin Quality: Weeping, oozing, or "wet" sores (Dampness), or rashes that are raised and red.

Conditions: Acute eczema, psoriasis flares, hives (urticaria), and contact dermatitis.

Triggers: Symptoms often worsen with heat or at night.

Tongue: Red body with a yellow, greasy, or thin white coating.

Pulse: Floating (Fu), rapid (Shuo), and potentially slippery (Hua).

Ingredients

Jing Jie (Schizonepeta tenuifol.)
Raw Herbs 10g Granules 8.7g

Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia divar.)
Raw Herbs 10g Granules 8.7g

Niu Bang Zi (Arctium lappa)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 5.2g

Chan Tui (Cryptotympana atrata)
Raw Herbs 3g Granules 2.6g

Cang Zhu (Atractylodes lancea)
Raw Herbs 10g Granules 8.7g

Ku Shen (Sophora flavescens)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 5.2g

Mu Tong (Akebia trifoliata)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 5.2g

Shi Gao (Gypsum fibrosum)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 13.2g

Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena asphod.)
Raw Herbs 6g Granules 5.2g

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 13.0g

Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis)
Raw Herbs 10g Granules 8.7g

Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis sativa L.)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 13.0g

Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
Raw Herbs 3g Granules 2.6g

Posology

Granules
6g to 12g per day, divided into two or three doses.

Raw Herbs
Boil in 1000–1200ml of water and drink 1 to 3 cups per day.

Description

Xiao Feng San is a sophisticated multi-layered formula designed to address the complexity of skin inflammation.

Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Niu Bang Zi, and Chan Tui are the Chiefs; they "disperse wind" from the skin surface to stop the itch and vent pathogens.

Cang Zhu, Ku Shen, and Mu Tong act as the "Damp-Clearers"; they dry the weeping lesions and drain damp-heat through the urine.

Shi Gao and Zhi Mu clear the internal heat and fire that causes redness and burning sensations.

Sheng Di and Dang Gui nourish the Blood and Yin. In TCM, "to treat Wind, first treat the Blood; once the Blood moves, the Wind will die away."

Hei Zhi Ma (Black Sesame) specifically moistens the skin from within to prevent the drying herbs from causing flaking.

Gan Cao harmonizes and detoxifies.

Contraindications

STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED during pregnancy (due to its moving and draining nature).

Use with caution in patients with Qi and Blood Deficiency without significant damp-heat.

Not for use in cases of Dry Eczema with pale skin and no redness/heat.