HERB FORMULAS

BUPLEURUM DECOCTION FOR REMOVING HEAT

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

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Dosage
Actions
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 3-12g Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
With Huang Qin, restores normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder for Heat in the Shao Yang.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 6-20g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
With Lian Qiao and Huang Qin, for unremitting high fever.
With Dang Gui, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-18g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood and calms ascending Liver Yang.
With Chai Hu, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 3-12g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 6-30g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity and clears Blood Heat.
With Jin Yin Hua, for Initial stage Wind-Heat.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rz. Ligustici Gao Ben 2-10g Expels Wind and Cold, dispels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 3-15g Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, alleviates pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 6-14g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Detoxifies
  • Invigorates Qi
  • Invigorates and cools the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat Generating Qi and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Pain, swelling and obvious tenderness in the superficial veins along the limbs or the thoracoepigastric walls
  • In the affected areas, there is redness, swelling, pain, tenderness and cord-like masses
  • Aching of the body
  • Burning
  • Pain
  • High fever
  • Thirst
  • Dry stools
  • Yellow urine
  • Constipation
  • Frequent urination
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Restlessness
  • Itching
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • T: Scarlet or Slightly purple with or without echymotic patches
  • C: Yellowish
  • P: Wiry and thready or Slippery and thready or Wiry, slippery and rapid

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