HERB FORMULAS

KE YIN FANG - 咳银方 - OVERCOME PSORIASIS FORMULA

English: Overcome Psoriasis Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren 10g Nourishes and moistens the Intestines, nourishes Yin and clears Heat.
Rz. Menispermi Bei Dou Gen 10g Clears Heat, Resolves toxicity, reduces swelling and resolves Dampness.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen 10g Clears Heat, dries Dampness and stops itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Blood
  • Dispels Wind
  • Moistens Dryness

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Dryness induced psoriasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Small coin sized moist pale red maculae located on the scalp, body, extremities, and other areas
  • There is a tightly covered scale
  • Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane
  • Beneath the membrane are petechiae
  • Progress of disease is slow
  • New lesions appear sporadically
  • Chronic patients may see it in any season
  • The lesions heal without scarring
  • 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
  • Light-headedness
  • Pallor
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin white
  • P: Thin

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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