HERB FORMULAS

PAI NONG SAN - 排膿散 - DRAIN THE PUS POWDER

English: Drain the Pus Powder
Also Known As: Platycodon and Chi-Shih Formula

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 9g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels, removes stagnant food, transforms Phlegm, reduces distention and resolves hardenings.
With Bai Shao, for abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 1.5g Expels pus.
With Zhi Shi and Bai Shao, for pus and abscess formation .
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4.5g Nourishes Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels pus
  • Eliminates toxins
  • Reduces nodules
  • Disperses Stagnation

SYNDROMES

  • Abscesses and sores due to Toxic Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Carbuncles
  • Furuncles
  • Sore throat
  • Suppuration
  • Cellulitis
  • Boils
  • Abdominal masses that are solid on Palpation

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

 

MODIFICATIONS

For nodules without ulceration: For nodules with ulceration:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For redness, warmth, swelling and pain:
For carbuncles and furuncles:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ True Man's Decoction to Revitalize Life
Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For sores and cellulitis:
   
+ Drain the Interior and Detoxify Decoction
Tuo Li Xiao Du Yin