hua gai san

Name: hua gai san
Creator: Bencao Index

Canopy Powder

About hua gai san

Hua Gai San, Canopy Powder, is Ma Huang, Sang Bai Pi, Su Zi, Xing Ren, Chi Fu Ling, Chen Pi and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that release Exterior Cold.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ma huang	30 g
sang bai pi	30 g
su zi	30 g
xing ren	30 g
chi fu ling	30 g
chen pi	30 g
gan cao	15 g

Actions and indications

Disseminates Lung Qi and releases the Exterior

Wind-Cold attacking the Lungs
Headache, dizziness or vertigo, and stiffness of the neck and upper back
Blocked, stuffy nose
Pulse floating

Expels Phlegm and stops cough

Cough bringing up a lot of sputum
Wheezing and difficult breathing
Stuffy, oppressed feeling in the chest and diaphragm
Restlessness and poor appetite

Modern uses

Bronchial asthma
Bronchitis
COPD
Upper respiratory tract infection
Common cold
Influenza
Whooping cough in children

Symptoms

Chest oppression
Copious sputum
Cough
Dizziness
Headache
Nasal congestion
Poor appetite
Restlessness
Shortness of breath
Stiff back
Stiff neck
Wheezing

Modifications

Excess Phlegm with short breath: + di gu pi, + jie geng
Severe cough with wheezing: + zhi mu, + zhe bei mu
Blocked nose with a deep, low voice: + fang feng, + bo he
Severe Wind-Cold: + fang feng, + qiang huo
Severe cough: + zi wan, + kuan dong hua
Frontal headache or badly blocked nose: + bai zhi
Productive cough with thick white mucus and fullness of the chest and epigastrium: + cang zhu, + hou po

Names

Pinyin	hua gai san
English Name	Canopy Powder

Classification

Category: Release Exterior Cold