HERB FORMULAS

WU SHE QU FENG TANG JIA JIAN - 乌蛇驱风汤加減 - MODIFIED BLACK-TAIL SNAKE DECOCTION FOR EXPELLING WIND

English: Modified Black-Tail Snake Decoction for Expelling Wind
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Zaocys Wu Shao She 10g Strongly unblocks the channels and extinguishes Wind Dispels Wind from the skin.
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 10g Releases the exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching.
With Chi Xiao Dou, clears heat, promotes the flow of Blood, reduces rashes and alleviates itching for itchy Wind-Rash and swollen, toxic sores.
With Fang Feng,. Jin Yin Hua and Lian Qiao, for early-stage carbuncles, furuncles, and abscesses.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies and cools the Blood.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 10g Releases the exterior, disperses Cold and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
With Jing Jie and Fang Feng, for occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 12g Releases the exterior and expels External Wind.
With Jing Jie, for pruritic rash.
With Jing Jie and Chan Tui, for dermatological disorders with rash, irritability and itching.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 12g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity and clears Blood Heat.
With Jin Yin Hua, for initial stage Wind-Heat.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 12g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
With HUang Qin, for suppurating boils that have not ulcerated, or have ulcerated but are not discharging pus.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 6g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Jin Yin Hua, for damp rashes or acne.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen 4.5g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, disperses Wind and stops itching.
With Chan Tui and Jing Jie, for generalized itching.
Rx. Cynanchi Paniculate Xu Chang Qing 30g Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates the Blood resolves toxins and stops itching.
Sm Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou 30g Clears Damp Heat, disperses Blood Stasis, reduces swelling and reduces Fire toxicity.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Arrests Wind
  • Transforms Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Alleviates itching

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Damp Accumulation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • this chronic pattern responds poorly to treatment
  • The lesions manifest as thickened, infiltrative, lichenified plaques resembling the skin on the neck of an ox
  • Local itching is intense
  • T: Red or crimson
  • C: Little
  • P: Deep and rough.

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For tension, irritability or sudden outbursts of anger: For gastrointestinal dysfunction:
+ Stir-fried Fr. Aurantii Chao Zhi Ke
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li + Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ Cx. Albiziae He Huan Pi + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
For menstrual irregularities:
+ Caulis Lonicerae Ye Jiao Teng + Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
For thickened skin with deep crease lines:
 + Rz. Cyperi Preparata Zhi Xiang Fu
+ Halloysitum Rubrum Chi Shi Zhi + Flos Rosae Chinensis Yue Ji Hua
+ Win processed Rx. Et Rez.Rhei Jiu Zhi Da Huang
For predominance of Cold-Damp:
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang
+ Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia
For predominance of Wind Toxins:
. For insomnia:
 + Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
+ Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren + Scorpio Quan Xie
+ Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi
or
+ Succinum Hu Po + Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng