HERB FORMULAS

BU MIAN CA JI - 布棉擦剂 - COTTON CLOTH RUB (TOPICAL)

English: Cotton Cloth Rub
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Hibisci Mu Jin Pi 5g Clears Heat, relieves toxicity, kills parasites and eliminates Damp-Heat.
Alumen Ming Fan 5g Relieves toxicity, purges Fire, dries Dampness, kills parasites, alleviates itching, restrains and inhibits sores, generates flesh and transforms putrefication.
With Xiong Huang, for for Wind-Damp-Heat toxin in the muscles and skin with severe itching that results in a yellow exudate after scratching.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 5g Clears Heat, reduces Fire toxicity, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Realgar Xiong Huang 5g Relieves toxicity and kills parasites.
With Ming Fan, for Wind-Damp sores or tineal itching or itching from dermatosis and sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain topically.
Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 5g Kills parasites.
Rz. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 10g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, reduces swelling, eliminates toxins and expels pus.
Sm. Arecae Bing Lang 7g Kills parasites.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 8g Disperses Cold, scours out Wind, overcomes Dampness, stops pain, reduces swellings and treats abscesses and lesions.
Camphora Zhang Nao 2g Expels Wind and Dampness, kills parasites activates the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
Sm. Hydnocarpi Da Feng Zi 15g Expels Wind, dries Dampness, attacks toxicity and kills parasites topically.
Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye 10g Clears Heat and clears Damp-Heat.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 6g Relieves pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, drives out Wind, eliminates Dryness and relieves Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Picrorhizae Hu Huang Lian 6g Drains Damp-Heat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Wind and Dampness
  • Relieves toxicity
  • Clears Heat
  • Kills parasites
  • Stops itching

SYNDROMES

  • Recurrent severe itching without weeping due to Wind-Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Recurrent severe itching without weeping
  • Hot toxic sores
  • The lesions have defined margins
  • They suddenly appear after contact
  • Papules
  • Erythema
  • Water blisters
  • Maybe necrosis
  • Maybe severe itching
  • Maybe severe burning
  • Maybe pain in severe cases
  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Pain and stiffness of the head and neck
  • Stuffy nose
  • Blood shot eyes
  • Sores that are red, swollen and painful
  • Generalized body aches and pain
  • Headache
  • Swollen eyes
  • Thirst or no thirst
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin white

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not apply for more than five days in a row. If longer use is required, reduce applications to 1-2 times daily or once every other day.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix together well. Add vegetable oil to make into a paste and form into an egg-shaped mass weighing about 70g. Wrap the mass in a 15cm square piece of sterile gauze and tie the open ends with thread. Rub the affected areas with the gauze three times daily. For lichenfied areas, pressure ma be applied. If the medicinal ball dries, add more oil. Store in an airtight container.

MODIFICATIONS