HERB FORMULAS

ATOPIC DERMATITIS #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Poria Fu Ling Pi 10g Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
With Zhu Ling, promotes urination.
Dry-fried Cx. Phellodendri Chao Huang Bai 10g Directs Lower Jiao Fire downward to protect Kidney water.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen 10g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, disperses Wind, kills parasites and stops itching.
Polyporus Zhu Ling 12g Dispels Damp-Heat.
Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi 12g Expels Dampness and stops itching.
With Ku Shen, for skin irritation and itchiness due to Damp-Heat.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 12g Clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
With Ku Shen and Di Fu Zi, for Damp-Heat sores that itch.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 12g Strengthens the Spleen, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 15g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Damp-Heat.
With Fu Ling Pi, for Spleen Deficiency with Excess Dampness.
Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou 15g Clears Damp Heat.
Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi 6g Disperses Wind and Dampness.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 6g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Transforms Dampness
  • Alleviates itching

SYNDROMES

  • Infantile Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Particularly in fat babies
  • Main sites involved:
    Face
    Head
    Neck
    May spread to other areas
  • Lesions:
    Erythema
    Papules and
    Vesicles
    Thick exudation
  • As the disease develops, crusts appear and itching becomes increasingly pronounced, leading to disturbance of sleeping patterns.
  • The lesions, usually dark red, are on the face, neck and often the hands and feet, with no clear boundaries.
  • The body is leaner and weaker.
  • Often small lesions covered with lichens form thin white scales, with signs of itching and can create a little bleeding, but no discharge
  • Itching
  • Insomnia
  • These babies are pale looking, with poor appetite
  • Additional Symptoms:
    Constipation
    Short yellow urine
    T: Pale red or Red or Resd tip
    C: Thin white or yellow
    P: Rapid or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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