HERB FORMULAS

FU FANG QING DAI WAN - 复方青黛丸 - INDIGO COMBO PILLS

English: Indigo Combo Pills
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 1.5-3g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, reduces swelling and reduces maculae.
(Fol. Isatidis)
(6-30g)
 (Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and dissipates maculae. May substitute for Qing Dai.)
Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong 6-16g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and cools the Blood.
Rx. Lithospermi Zi Cao 3-10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, relieves Fire toxins, encourages rashes and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 9-30g Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules, clears the Liver and eyes, clears Heat, and resolves Dampness.
Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian 9-15g Resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, clears Damp-Heat and clears sores.
 With Pu Gong Ying, for intestinal abscess.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-30g Activates Blood, breaks up Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes the Blood and generates flesh.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 3-10g Expels Wind, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, expels Dampness and generates tissue.
Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha 9-15g Reduces and guides out Food Stagnation. transforms Blood Stasis, dissipates clumps and invigorates Blood.
Massa Fermentata Shen Qu 6-15g Reduces Food Stagnation, harmonizes the Stomach and moves Qi.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 1.5-9g Contains leakage of Lung Qi, tonifies Qi, astringes Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
Cx. Dictamni Radicis Bai Xian Pi 4-15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Fr. Mume Wu Mei 3-9g Astringes leakage of Lung Qi, generates fluids and alleviates thirst.
Rx. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling 15-60g Relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
 With Bai Xian Pi, for skin lesions associated with Damp-Heat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Fire toxicity
  • Cools the Blood
  • Dissipates maculae
  • Activates Blood
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Eliminates Damp-Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Fire Toxicity and Blood Stagnation induced psoriasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized pale red lesions located on the scalp, body, extremities and other areas or
  • Small coin sized red maculae located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas that increase rapidly
  • There is a covered scale
  • The scales are easily shed when scratched
  • Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane
  • The scales are white and thick or heaped up
  • The lesions heal without scarring
  • Beneath the membrane are petechiae
  • Itching may be intense
  • Most severe during the summer
  • Chronic patients may see it in any season.
  • 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

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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