HERB FORMULAS

HU PO ER WU HU GAO - 琥珀二烏膏糊 - SUCCINUM AND TWO-ACONITE PASTE (TOPICAL)

English: Succinum and Two-Aconite Paste
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Galla Rhois Chinensis Wu Bei Zi 45g Relieves Fire toxicity, absorbs moisture and reduces swellings.
Succinum Hu Po 15g Activates the Blood, dissipates Stasis, r educes swelling and promotes healing.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata Zhi Cao Wu 15g Reduces swellings and treats abscesses and lesions.
Rx. Aconiti Carmichaeli Preparata Zhi Chuan Wu 15g Reduces swellings, induces ulceration and dispels putrefication.
Calcitum Han Shui Shi 30g Clears Heat, drains Fire and is used for burns and sores.
Borneol Bing Pian 6g Clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, alleviates itching, dissipates nodules and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Reduces swellings

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Itching inside of the elbows and behind the knees
  • May have a history of allergies
  • May begin in infancy with red, weeping, crusted lesions on the cheeks and scalp then moves to the extremities
  • Usually abates by age three but reappears frequently throughout one's life
  • The itching is triggered by scratchy surfaces, humidity and environmental or psychological stress
  • Repeated scratching leads to lichenification of the skin
  • Secondary bacterial infections, dry skin and bleeding may occur with possible changes in color

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not use long-term. If there is no improvement after five days, discontinue use.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and combine with petroleum jelly to form a paste. Apply once or twice daily.

MODIFICATIONS