WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Six-To-One-Powder (Liu yi san)

【SOURCE】: Formulae Applied to Cold-Attack

【INGREDIENTS】: Talc 180g， Licorice root 30g

【DIRECTIONS】: Grind the above two herbs into fine powder. Taking 9 gram of the powder each time with lukewarm water. Or wrapping the powder in silk cloth and decocting it with other herbs.

【EFFECTS】: Clearing away summer-heat and excreting dampness.

【INDICATIONS】: Attack of summer-heat evil manifested by fever, vexation, thirst, disuria, or vomiting and diarrhea; or admp-heat of the gallladder marked by scanty dark urine or difficulty and pain in micturition, stranguria or sandy stran­guria.

【ANALYSIS OF FORMULA】: This is a common formula for syndrome of sum­mer-heat and dampness. Being sweet flavor and cold nature, talc as the main herb clears heat and induces diuresis to disperse damp-heat out through urine. As the assistant herb, licorice root can purge fire and harmonize the middle as well as mitigating the coldness of talc.

【ASSOCIATED FORMULAE】:

(1)      Primordial Qi-Tonifying Powder (Yi yuan san)---益元散 , (Formulae Applied to Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Six-To-One Powder cinnabar and rush pith are added for clearing heart. Effects: clearing away summer-heat and calming the mind. It is used to treat syndrome of summer-heat and dampness marked by palpitation or severe palpitation, insomnia or dreamful sleep.

(2)      Green Jade Powder(Bi yu san)---碧玉散，(Formulae Application to Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Six-To-One Powder natural indigo is added for clearing away summer-heat. It is applied to syndrome of summer-heat and dampness accompa­nied by stagnated heat in the liver and gallbladder.

(3)      Peppermint Powder(JI su san)---鸡苏散，(Formulae Applied to Cold-Attack)：

On the basis of Six-To-One Powder peppermint is added for dispersing wind and clearing away summer-heat. It is used to treat syndrome of summer-heat and dampness complicated with symptoms of slight chill, distending headache and cough.