Si Miao Wan

Zhang Bingcheng\'s formula takes the intent of Xuan Bi Tang, but reduces the formula to four herbs. This combination addresses joint swelling marked by Heat or redness, and is particularly useful for the knees. It can be used for heat bi patterns with pain, swelling, and stiffness, and also Wei patterns with numbness or weakness in the legs when due to Damp Heat. (Fratkin, Chinese Herbal Patent Medicines)

English Name: Four Marvelous Powder Pill
Chinese Name: Si Miao Wan
Unit Size: 100
Potency: 3:1 300mg
Actions: Dispels damp, clears Heat, dredges and opens the Channels and Collaterals, relieves pain.
Chinese Symptomology: Wind Damp Heat syndromes, Wei syndrome due to accumulation of Damp and Heat
Contraindications: Caution during pregnancy.

Ingredients

Yi Yi Ren -sheng (Job\'s-tears Seed): 33%; Huang Bai (Phellodendron Bark): 33%; Huai Niu Xi (Achyranthes Root): 17%; Cang Zhu (Cang-zhu Atractylodes Rhizome): 17%Other Ingreidnets: Talcum, Activated Carbon, Beeswax