Formulas · Release the Exterior 解表 · Samin (三因)

Xanthium Powder

Changi-san

한글 창이산 · Pinyin Cang Er San

蒼耳散

Composition 構成

Baekji Bai Zhi
白芷 백지 · Dahurian Angelica

40 g
Chief 君

1 nyang
Sinyi Xin Yi
辛夷 신이 · Magnolia Flower

20 g
Chief 君

5 don
Changija Cang Er Zi
蒼耳子 창이자 · Cocklebur Fruit

10 g
Deputy 臣

stir-fried (炒), 2 don 5 pun
Bakha Bo He
薄荷 박하 · Mint

4 g
Deputy 臣
Chongbaek Cong Bai
蔥白 총백 · Scallion White

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Envoy 使

scallion and tea as the draught, after food

Total 74 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts. Excludes 1 ingredient measured by count or used as a vehicle, shown as —.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Treats nasal deep-source

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Nasal deep-source — turbid discharge
blocked nose

Biomedical correlates

Sinusitis
Allergic rhinitis

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治鼻淵. 白芷一兩, 辛夷五錢, 蒼耳子(炒) 二錢半, 薄荷一錢. 右末, 每二錢, 葱茶淸調下, 食後. 《三因》

Translation

Treats nasal deep-source. Angelica dahurica 1 nyang; magnolia flower 5 don; xanthium (stir-fried) 2 don 5 pun; mint 1 don. Powder them and take 2 don stirred into scallion and clear tea, after food. — Samin 三因 (Donguibogam · Bi)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Four medicinals, and still the formula prescribed for sinusitis under this name across East Asia. Magnolia flower and xanthium are the two the tradition reserves for the nose, and angelica dahurica at a nyang carries them to the face. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.