HERB FORMULAS

CHU SHI JIE DU TANG - 升陽解毒湯 - ELIMINATE DAMPNESS AND RELIEVE TOXICITY DECOCTION

English: Eliminate Dampness and Relieve Toxicity Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind and dries Dampness.
Sm. Sojae Germinatum Da Dou Huang Juan 12g Releases the Exterior and clears Damp-Heat.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 12g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, clears Heat, expels pus and clears Damp-Heat.
Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling 12g Clears Damp-Heat from the skin and relieves toxicity.
With Bai Xian Pi, for skin lesions associated with Damp-Heat .
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 6g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, cools and activates the Blood, relieves toxicity and reduces swelling.
With Mu Dan Pi, resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood.
With Hua Shi, for Damp-Heat in the Urinary Bladder.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 9g Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, drains pus and reduces swelling.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Jin Yin Hua, for various Heat disorders.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 12g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps and clears Blood Heat.
With Jin Yin Hua, for initial-stage Wind-Heat.
Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding 9g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and clears hot sores.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 6g Promotes urination.
Talcum Hua Shi 15g Expels Damp-Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Jin Yin Hua, for Damp rashes or acne.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Relieves toxicity
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Dispels Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Toxicity with Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Deep, inflamed nodules and pus-filled cysts on an erythematous base
  • The face, chest and back are generally involved
  • Oily skin
  • The residual scarring is generally pitted
  • Headache
  • A sensation of Heat throughout the body
  • T: Purple
  • C: Yellow or White
  • P: Slow or Deep and choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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