HERB FORMULAS

XIAO LUO WAN

English: Reduce Scrofula Pill
Also Known As: Xiao Lei Wan

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 10-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardnesses, dissipates nodules and transforms Phlegm-Heat.
With Mu Li and Zhe Bei Mu, for scrofula, goiter and other nodules due to Phlegm.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 15-20g Softens hardnesses and dissipates nodules.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 10-15g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Softens Hardnesses
  • Dissipates nodules

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Nodules on the neck that are firm and rubbery
  • Dry throat
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Dry mouth
  • T: Red
  • C: Normal
  • P: Rapid and slippery and/or Wiry

TREATS

  • Scrofula
  • Goiter
  • Acute lymphadenitis
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Thyroiditis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with congealing due to Cold.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For large, very hard nodules: For increased Fire and Phlegm:
+ Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ More Concha Ostreae
+ Cx. Moutan
+ Hb. Sargassii Hai Zao
For Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ Rx. Bupleuri
For very hot, sticky nodules with a bitter taste: + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
More Bul Fritillariae Zhe Bei Mu
+ Per. Citri Reticulate Viride
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For severe dry throat and mouth:
For Liver Qi Stagnation with chest and hypochondriac pain: + More Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba
 + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Per. Citri Reticulate Viride