HERB FORMULAS

PRURITIS #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 3-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6-12g Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire.
with Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat with a high fever, scarlet tongue, thirst, a rash all over the body, epistaxis and hemoptysis.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-18g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood and calms ascending Liver Yang.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 6-30g Clears Heat, clears Blood Heat and relieves toxicity.
Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li 6-15g Calms the Liver, anchors Yang, dredges Liver Qi, extinguishes Liver Wind, disperses Stagnation, dispels Wind-Heat and stops itching.
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 3-10g Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching.
With Bo He, vents rashes and alleviates itching.
With Dang Gui, for itching and tremors of the hands and feet from Wind due to Blood Deficiency.
With Sheng Di Huang, for epistaxis, hemoptysis and hematemesis.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 3-10g Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind and alleviates pain.
With Jing Jie, Expels Wind and stops itching for pruritic rash.
With Bo He and Lian Qiao, for Wind-Heat.
With Jing Jie and Bai Ji Li, for German measles, pruritis, and other skin ailments.
With Jing Jie, Bo He, Lian Qiao and Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 3-6g Disperses Wind-Heat, vents rashes and relieves Stagnation of Liver Qi.
With Jing Jie, for Wind-Heat.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu 15-30g Calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Cools the Blood
  • Stops itching

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Heat Generates Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Itching
  • Red skin with Heat aggravated by warmth
  • Drinking and eating pungent food
  • Itching is relieved by Cold
  • Fever
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Vexation
  • Dry mouth
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin and yellowish
  • P: Floating and slippery or Taut and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Heat: For constipation:
+ Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi Zi Cao + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
+ Rx. Pittospori Shan Zhi