HERB FORMULAS

REN DONG PU GONG ER MIAO SAN - 忍冬蒲公二妙散 - CAULIS LONICERA AND TARAXACUM TWO MARVEL POWDER

English: Caulis Lonicera and Taraxacum Two Marvel Powder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, dispels Wind-Dampness, soothes the sinews, unblocks the channels, clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao and expels Wind-Heat.
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 30g Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules, clears Heat, resolves Dampness and relieves Fire toxicity.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 30g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and relieves pain.
With Che Qian Zi and Hua Shi, for Re (Heat) Lin.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and alleviates pain.
Faeces Bombycis Can Sha 15g Dispels Wind, eliminates Dampness, harmonizes the Stomach and transforms turbid Dampness.
Talcum Hua Shi 12g Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder, expels Damp-Heat and clears Summerheat.
With Gan Cao, for Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability and fever.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 2g Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, mildly clears Heat, and detoxifies.
With Pu Gong Ying, for internally or externally for abscesses or other toxic swellings.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 9g Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.|
With Cang Zhu, for Damp-Heat vaginal discharge with Spleen Deficiency.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat, especially from the Lower Jiao, relieves toxicity and drains Kidney Fire.
With Che Qian Zi, for burning, painful, hesitant urination.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
With Huang Bai, for pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower extremities due to Wind-Dampness.
With Yi Yi Ren, for Damp-predominant Bi.
Caulis Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng 9g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals, cools the Blood and reduces swellings.
With Ren Dong Teng, for Hot Bi pain with spasms and pain of the extremities.
With Pu Gong Ying, for toxic swellings such as breast abscesses and deep-rooted boils.
Myrrh Mo Yao 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Resolves Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Disperses Wind
  • Stops pain
  • Activates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Damp-Heat with Blood Stasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Severe, acute joint aching and pain
  • The pain is in a fixed location
  • The pain is accompanied by redness, swelling and Heat
  • Irritability
  • Heavy sensation in the shoulder and back
  • Discomfort or a constricted sensation in the area of the chest and diaphragm
  • Multiple sores, carbuncles furuncles or abscesses
  • Itching
  • Persistent swelling
  • Chest pain
  • Fever
  • Thirst
  • Aching and painful extremities
  • Aching and painful joints
  • Eczema in the genital area
  • Unbearable swelling and pain of the lower extremities
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Constipation
  • Reddish, yellow urine
  • T: Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Slippery, wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For pain in the upper extremities: For pain in the lower extremities:
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang + 9g Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi
+ 9g Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua
+ 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi For severe pain:
For fever: + 15g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 6g Olibanum Ru Xiang
+ 9g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 3g Scolopendra Wu Gong
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao For severe joint swelling:
For constipation: + 9g Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones Shan Ci Gu
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For Heat damaging the Yin: + 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji
+ 15g Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao
+ 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bi Xie
+ 15g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
For restricted mobility:
+ 15g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 12g Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao
    + 12g Cx. Erythinae Hai Tong Pi
    + 12g Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng