HERB FORMULAS

SHUANG HUA TU LING YIN JIA JIAN - 双花土苓饮加減 - MODIFIED DECOCTION OF FLOS LONICERAE AND RHIZOMA SMILACIS GLABRAE

English: Modified Decoction of Flos Lonicerae and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 21g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.
With Huang Qin, for suppurating boils that have not ulcerated, or have ulcerated but are not discharging pus.
Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling 21g Relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness, benefits joints, and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Parched Flos Sophorae Chao Huai Hua Mi 11g Stops bleeding and cools the Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 21g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, activates Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Arnebiae/Lithospermi Zi Cao 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, relieves Fire toxins, encourages rashes and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 9g Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation and raises Yang Qi.
With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 15g Clears Lung Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies and stops bleeding.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 12g Expels Wind, clears Heat and vents rashes.
Zaocys Wu Shao She 9g Dispels Wind-Dampness, strongly unblocks channels, dispels Wind from the skin, dispels Wind from the sinews and strengthens tendons and bones.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 21g Activates Blood, breaks up Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes the Blood and generates flesh.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 9g Clears Heat from the Qi Stage, clears Heat from the Lung and Stomach, drains Fire, nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Removes Heat from the Blood
  • Promotes Blood circulation
  • Expels pathogenic Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Heat induced psoriasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized red maculae located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas that increase rapidly
  • The area involved is large
  • There is a covered scale
  • The scales are heaped up.
  • The scales are easily shed when Scratched
  • Usually affects people under age 40
  • Itching may be intense
  • Worse during the summer
  • Aversion to Heat
  • Irritability
  • Restlessness
  • Thirst
  • Dry throat.
  • Dry tongue
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Dry stools
  • Constipation
  • Yellow, scanty urine
  • T: Red or Dark red
  • C: Thin yellow or white or Yellow and grimy
  • P: Slippery or Taut and rapid or Thin and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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