HERB FORMULAS

QING DAI GAO -青黛膏 - INDIGO NATURALIS OINTMENT (TOPICAL)

English: Indigo Naturalis Ointment
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 20g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation and reduces swelling internally or topically.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 20g Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Talcum Hua Shi 40g Absorbs Dampness and clears Heat topically.
With Huang Bai and Shi Gao, topically as a powder for eczema and other damp skin lesions.
Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao 40g Heals eczema, burns and ulcerated sores and wounds topically or internally.
With Qing Dai and Huang Bai, for eczema, burns and abscesses.
Petroleum Jelly   200g  

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Relieves inflammation
  • Stops itching
  • Clears Heat
  • Dispels toxins
  • Absorbs serous fluid

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Papular erythema, may be ulcerated
  • Rough, thickened skin
  • Desquamation
  • Severe itch
  • Scarlatina-like erythema
  • Measle-like erythema
  • Vesicles
  • Urticaria
  • Lichenification
  • Pigment sedimentation with a distinct border
  • Fixed erythema
  • Multiform erythema
  • Suppuration
  • Epidemolytic erythema

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated when there is fluid secretion.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind and mix with melted petroleum jelly. Allow to gel and apply to affected area.
  • Use only when there is no suppuration.

MODIFICATIONS

For lesions with erosion:  
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying    
or
   
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Indici Ye Ju Hua