HERB FORMULAS

HUANG LIAN GAO - 黄连膏 - COPTIS BALM

English: Coptidis Balm
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 12g Drains Damp-Heat, drains Kidney Fire, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Coptidis
10g
 Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, relieves toxicity and clears Heat topically.
Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang 10g Invigorates Blood and promotes movement of Qi.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis

Dang Gui 15g Tonifies Blood, invigorates and harmonizes Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat and cools the Blood.
Sesame Oil 500ml N/A
Yellow Wax 180g N/A

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Relieves toxicity
  • Invigorates Blood topically

SYNDROMES

  • Fire toxicity (topical)
  • Blood Stagnation (topical)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized red or pale red or moist pale red or dark or hyper pigmented lesions located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas that increase rapidly
  • There are covered scales which are tightly covered or heaped up and are easily shed when scratched or thick hard and adherent
  • Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane
  • Beneath the membrane are petechiae
  • Longstanding lesions may overlap
  • Lesions may be painful or fissured
  • Itching may be intense

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Put herbs into a pot with 5000 ml vegetable oil for 2 hours. Bake until yellow. Apply topically 1-2 times per day.

MODIFICATIONS