HERB FORMULAS

BAI ZHI YOU - PLATYCLADI OINTMENT (TOPICAL)

English: Platycladi Ointment
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye 90g Promotes hair growth, promotes the healing of burns and generates flesh topically.
Fr. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 90g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, dispels Dampness and kills parasites.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 90g Treats sores, skin ulcerations and carbuncles and reduces swelling topically.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Promotes hair growth

SYNDROMES

  • Alopecia due to Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Alopecia
  • Headache or a stabbing pain in the scalp precedes alopecia
  • Sudden patches of hair loss
  • May persist to develop into complete baldness
  • Body hair may also be involved
  • Frequent nightmares
  • Difficulty falling asleep
  • Restlessness with a feverish sensation
  • Thirst with a desire to drink
  • Grinding of the teeth
  • Dream-disturbed sleep
  • Nightmares
  • A cyanotic complexion
  • Purple lips
  • T: Dark red or Purple with stasis marks
  • C: Little
  • P: Deep and choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Coarsely grind together all of the ingredients. Decoct in 500ml water until250 ml remains. Add 1 tsp honey and boil another five minutes. Drain the dregs and store the decoction in a glass container. Pour out the required amount and add 1/2 tsp ginger juice before applying. Apply twice a day.

MODIFICATIONS