HERB FORMULAS
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Pin Yin | Dosage |
Actions |
| Scolopendrae | Wu Gong | 0.9-3g | Attacks and relieves Fire toxins, dissipates nodules, unblocks collaterals and stops pain. With Gan Cao, topically as a plaster for scrofula, sores, and snakebite. |
Fr. Mume |
3-9g |
Treats corns and warts topically. | |
| Flos Carthami | Hong Hua | 3-9g | Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain. With Zi Cao, for toxic swellings, carbuncles and boils. |
| Rz. Sparganii | San Leng | 3-9g | Strongly dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain and dissolves accumulation. |
| Rz. Curcumae Zedoariae | E Zhu | 3-9g | Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain and dissolves accumulations. |
| Rz. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | 1.5-9g | Promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain by dispelling Heat and Dampness. |
| Rx. Lithospermi | Zi Cao | 3-10g | Clears Heat, cools the Blood, relieves Fire toxins, encourages rashes and clears Damp-Heat from the skin. With Huang Bai, for heat in the skin disorders such as boils, eczema, and burns. |
| Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | 3-12g | Drains Damp-Heat, especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Kidney Fire, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. |
| Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | 3-9g | Expels Phlegm and expels pus. With Dang Gui, for ulcerated abscess where pus is being discharged slowly. |
| Calcined Gypsum | Duan Shi Gao | 9-60g | Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire and heals eczema, burns and ulcerated sores and wounds. With Huang Bai, for burns and eczema. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 2-12g | Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the properties of the other herbs. |
- Clears Heat
- Activates Blood
- Relieves toxicity topically
- Blood Heat and Stagnation (topical)
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
| HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
- Put herbs into a a pot with 5000 ml vegetable oil for 2 hours. Bake until yellow. Apply topically 1-2 times per day.