BLACK PEARL BP068 BI MIN GAN WAN MAGNOLIA & SCUTE

BI MIN GAN WAN
鼻敏感丸
Magnolia & Scute Formula
Product Code: BP068

TCM Actions
Releases exterior Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat, unblocks the nasal passages, reduces swelling and alleviates pain.

Indications
Allergic rhinitis (hayfever), acute infective rhinitis

Dosage & Course Of Treatment
8 pills, 3 times daily, half to one hour away from food.

Course of treatment: 2 – 3 months. Begin treatment before the Hayfever season if possible.

Signs and Syndromes
Nasal congestion and discharge due to exogenous Wind-Cold (with some degree of transformation into Heat).

Nasal congestion with sneezing

Clear or white nasal discharge

Itchy eyes

Lacrimation

Photophobia

Frontal headache or tenderness over the sinuses

Tongue may be pale or normal

Pulse is floating

Cautions & Contraindications
None noted.

Comments
This formula is based on Cang Er Zi San (Xanthium Powder Formula), which was first recorded in the ‘Formulary of Life Benefiting Formulas’, 1253. The original dispels pathogenic Wind (both Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold) that has lodged in the nasal passages and thus alleviates nasal discharge as well as nasal obstruction. Thus, it provides a suitable base formula for the treatment of acute rhinitis – both infective and allergic types. The base formula has been enhanced with the inclusion of seven additional herbal ingredients.

• Morus leaf (sang ye) and Chrysanthemum flower (ju hua): release the Exterior and dispel Wind-Heat

• Schizonepeta flowering tops (jing jie), Saposhnikovia root (fang feng) and Cinnamomum cassia, twig (gui zhi): release the Exterior and dispel Wind-Cold.

• Scutellaria root (huang qin): clears Heat from the Lung (the nasal passages being the part of the Lung system) and in addition has demonstrated anti- allergic and anti-inflammatory actions.

• Anemone rhizome (shi chang pu): serves the dual action of unblocking the nasal passages and resolving Phlegm-Damp to assist in drying the nasal secretions. It should be noted that this formulation has been specifically developed to address the distressing symptoms of acute rhinitis; not to treat the various underlying causes. Such causes generally include insecurity of the defensive Qi, deficiency of the Spleen Qi, retained Phlegm-Damp, retained fluids, Liver constraint and Kidney deficiency. Generally, these factors should be treated after the resolution of the acute symptoms. However, in severely depleted patients, support should be given to the health Qi (zheng qi), using either Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Screen Formula BP037) or Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Ginseng & Astragalus Combination BP005).

Ingredients
MAGNOLIA LILIFLORA, FLOWER BUD (xin yi) – 辛夷 – 50.63 mg
MORUS ALBA, LEAF (sang ye) – 桑葉 – 50.63 mg
MENTHA HAPLOCALYX, HERB (bo he) – 薄荷 – 50.63 mg
CHRYSANTHEMUM SINENSE, FLOWER (ju hua) – 菊花 – 40.88 mg
ANGELICA DAHURICA, ROOT (bai zhi) – 白芷 – 30.38 mg
SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS, ROOT (huang qin) – 黃芩 – 30.38 mg
CINNAMOMUM CASSIA, TWIG (gui zhi) – 桂枝 – 30.38 mg
ANEMONE ALTAICA, RHIZ. (shi chang pu) – 石菖蒲 – 30.38 mg
SAPOSHNIKOVIA DIVARICATA, ROOT (fang feng) – 防風 – 30.38 mg
SCHIZONEPETA TENUIFOLIA, HERB TOP FL. (jing jie) – 荊芥 – 30.38 mg