HERB FORMULAS

URTICARIA #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 4.5g Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 4.5g Releases the Exterior and expels External Wind.
With Jing Jie, expels Wind and stops itching for Wind-Cold and pruritic rashes
With Qin Jiao, for Wind Dampness.
with Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 4.5g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei, releases the muscle layer and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.
With Ma Huang, for Wind-Cold Excess conditions with fever and chills but no sweat.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 4.5g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior and warms and disperses Cold pathogens.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4.5g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei.
With Gui Zhi, harmonizes the Ying and Wei.
Rx. Gentianae Qin Jiao 4.5g Expels Wind-Dampness, opens the channels and soothes the sinews and collaterals
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 4.5g Clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 4.5g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, adjusts the Ying and Wei and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.
With Gui Zhi, strongly induces sweating for treatment of External Wind-Cold with chills, fever, body aches and anhidrosis.
Hb. Spirodelae Fu Ping 4.5g Induces sweating, releases the exterior, unblocks the muscle layer, vents rashes and relieves itching.
With Ma Huang, for Wind-Edema patterns with swollen face, urinary difficulty and anhidrosis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind
  • Scatters Cold
  • Harmonizes the Ying and Wei

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Urticaria
  • The rash is itchy and pink or white
  • Worse with Cold
  • Better with warmth
  • Severe chills
  • Mild or no fever
  • Headache
  • Generalized discomfort
  • Stiff neck and shoulders
  • Body aches
  • Joint ache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Hiccups
  • Anhidrosis
  • Gasping
  • Stabbing joint pain
  • Itchy throat
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Maybe low back pain
  • Maybe frozen shoulder
  • Maybe dyspnea
  • Maybe epistaxis (severe)
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Floating and tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For recurrent presentations:  
- Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang    
+ Jade Windscreen
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