HERB FORMULAS

SAN HUANG XI JI - 三黄洗剂 - THREE YELLOW CLEANSER (TOPICAL)

English: Three Yellow Cleanser
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10g Clears Heat and reduces Fire toxicity topically or internally for burns or skin lesions (Chuang Yung) due to Heat.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 10g Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10g Drains Fire and detoxifies.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen 10g Disperses Wind, kills parasites and stops itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Facilitates astringency
  • Stops itching
  • Relieves inflammation

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat Skin lesions (topical)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Lesions with well defined margins
  • Papules
  • Maybe necrosis
  • Maybe burning
  • Vesicles
  • Erythema
  • Water blisters
  • Maybe itching
  • Maybe pain (severe cases)

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for internal use.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind into a fine powder with 10 ml distilled water and 1 ml carbolic acid and apply to the lesions.

MODIFICATIONS

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