HERB FORMULAS

HEAT BI #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 12g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 12g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao and relieves toxicity.
With Jin Yin Hua, for initial stage Wind-Heat.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 9g Releases the exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Qin Jiao, for Wind Dampness Bi with spasms of the tendons or numbness of the limbs.
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao 9g Expels Wind-Dampness, opens the channels, soothes the sinews and collaterals, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 6g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du HUo 9g Dispels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 9g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
With Du Huo and Niu Xi, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies and Wind-Dampness causing low back and leg pain, stiffness and soreness.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Fire toxicity
  • Expels Wind-Dampness
  • Alleviates pain
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Expels Blood Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Heat Bi

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Arthralgia involving one or several joints of the extremities
  • Knee swelling is frequent
  • Local redness and Heat
  • Swelling with excruciating pain
  • Severe limitation of movement
  • Pain better during the day and worse at night
  • Fever
  • Sometimes slight chills and fever
  • Thirst
  • Dryness of the mouth and tongue
  • Irritability
  • Nervousness
  • Restlessness
  • Aversion to Heat
  • Desire for Cold drinks
  • dark urine
  • T: Pink or Red
  • C: Thin and yellow or Dry yellow
  • P: Rolling and rapid maybe slippery

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CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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