HERB FORMULAS

KE YIN FANG JIA JIAN - 咳银方加減 - MODIFIED OVERCOME PSORIASIS FORMULA

English: Modified Overcome Psoriasis Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Xuan Shen and Mai Men Dong, for dry throat, irritability, a red tongue, and a fast thready pulse due to Devastated Yin with Blazing Fire.
Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye 9-30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and dissipates maculae.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 4-15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling 15-60g Relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness, benefits joints, clears Damp-Heat from the skin and removes Wind.
 With Bai Xian Pi, for skin lesions associated with Damp-Heat.
Flos Sophora Japonica Huai Hua Mi 6-16g Stops bleeding, cools the Blood and cools the Liver.
Rz. Paridis Chong Lou 5-10g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, reduces swelling and inflammation and stops pain.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 7-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
With Sheng Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for constipation due to Dryness.
Tub. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 6-15g Moistens the Lung, nourishes Stomach Yin and generates fluids.
With Sheng Di Huang and Xuan Shen, for thirst, constipation, irritability and low-grade fever due to Stomach Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Activates Blood, breaks up Blood Stasis, clears Heat and cools and nourishes the Blood.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 6-30g Clears Heat especially in the Upper Jiao and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes Blood.
 With Dan Shen, for pain due to Blood Stasis in the extremities.
Bombyx Batryticatus Bai Jiang Can 3-10g Alleviates pain due to Wind-Heat, expels Wind and stops itch.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Moderates and harmonizes the effects of the other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Blood
  • Relieves Dryness
  • Clears Heat
  • Detoxifies

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Deficiency induced psoriasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized white plaque located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas
  • There is a covered scale
  • Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane
  • Most commonly seen in winter and spring
  • Chronic patients may see it in any season
  • Beneath the membrane are petachiae
  • The lesions heal without scarring
  • There may be nail involvement with stippling or pitting of the nail plate
  • Rarely presents as diffuse redness of the skin covered by fine scales
  • Pale complexion
  • Pale lips
  • Blurred or failing vision
  • Spots before eyes
  • Dizziness
  • Dry eyes
  • Pale nail beds
  • Irritability
  • Frightens easily
  • Insomnia with much dreaming
  • Tinnitus
  • Numbness of limbs
  • Light menses or amenorrhea
  • Late menses
  • T: Pale
  • C: Little
  • P: Thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe itching: For insomnia:
+ Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li + Tub. Curcumae Yu Jin
For fatigue and weakness:
+ Caul. Polygoni Multiflori
+ Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen + Cx. Albiziae He Huan Pi
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi For anorexia:
For constipation: + Massa Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus