ji ming san

Name: ji ming san
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Powder to Take at Cock's Crow

About ji ming san

Ji Ming San, Powder to Take at Cock's Crow, is Bing Lang, Mu Gua, Wu Zhu Yu, Chen Pi, Zi Su Ye, Jie Geng and Sheng Jiang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and transform water and Dampness. Its name says when it is taken.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
bing lang	36 g
mu gua	30 g
wu zhu yu	6 g
chen pi	30 g
zi su ye	9 g
jie geng	15 g
sheng jiang	15 g

Actions and indications

Promotes the movement of Qi and directs turbidity downward

Pattern: leg Qi (jiao qi) from Cold-Damp, or from Wind-Damp, settled in the legs and feet
Spasm or cramping that surges upward toward the abdomen and chest (running piglet)
In severe cases, a stifling feeling in the chest and epigastrium with overwhelming nausea

Disperses Cold and transforms Dampness

Calves and feet swollen, heavy and weak, so walking is difficult
Numbness, coldness or pain in the feet and calves
Dislike of cold
Tongue normal with a greasy white coat; pulse deep and slow, or floating

Modern uses

Beriberi
Filariasis
Edema
Restless leg syndrome

Symptoms

Aversion to cold
Chest fullness
Chest oppression
Cold limbs
Difficulty walking
Edema
Epigastric distention
Heavy limbs
Leg pain
Muscle spasms
Nausea
Numbness
Running piglet
Weak limbs

Modifications

Wind-Damp type: sweats easily, dislikes wind, pulse floating: + gui zhi, + fang feng
Cold-Damp with no sweating, aching body and a deep, slow pulse: + rou gui, + zhi fu zi
Lower Jiao Damp-Heat: − wu zhu yu, − sheng jiang
Cold-Damp leg Qi surging up to the Heart, with palpitations, a cold oppressed chest and a pulse that can barely be felt: + chen xiang, + rou gui, + zhi fu zi, − chen pi, − zi su ye, − jie geng
Combine with San Miao Wan
Heavier Dampness, with a stifling chest, poor appetite, heavy body and greasy tongue coat: + cang zhu, + fu ling, + hou po
Edema with Qi deficiency: + huang qi
Chronic edema: + han fang ji, + huai niu xi
Edema with Yang deficiency: + zhi fu zi
Restless leg syndrome: + ji xue teng

Cautions

contraindication Without major changes, not for leg Qi arising from Damp-Heat, Dryness or Yin deficiency, since its warming, drying herbs would aggravate them
pregnancy Contraindicated in pregnancy; it contains Bing Lang and Wu Zhu Yu, both cautioned in pregnancy
caution Wu Zhu Yu, a hot and strongly drying herb, is traditionally kept away from deficiency-Heat of Yin
caution Bing Lang breaks and can weaken Qi; use carefully with Qi deficiency of the Middle Jiao or loose stools
caution Beriberi from confirmed thiamine deficiency needs thiamine, not this formula

Preparation

Classically a powder, now often a decoction or granules; taken in one dose at first light, before any food

Names

Pinyin	ji ming san
English Name	Powder to Take at Cock's Crow

Classification

Category: Warm and Transform Water and Dampness

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