HERB FORMULAS

YU HUANG GAO - 玉黃膏 - JADE YELLOW PLASTER (TOPICAL)

English: Jade Yellow Plaster
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 30g Invigorates the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 9g Reduces swelling, eliminates toxins and expels pus.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 30g Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang 9g Invigorates the Blood, eliminates Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, promotes the movement of Qi and opens the channels and collaterals to alleviate pain.
Calomelas (Winter) Qing Fen 6g Promotes the healing of sores and resolves toxicity.
Borneolum (Winter) Bing Pian 3g Clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, alleviates pain, dissipates nodules and alleviates itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stasis
  • Reduces swelling
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat with Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Local inflammation with pus
  • Deep-rooted, hard and painful boils
  • Erythema
  • Swelling
  • Heat
  • Carbuncles
  • Furuncles
  • Fever and chills
  • Pain
  • Blisters
  • The lesions appear on the head, face and extremities
  • The lesions are grain-like with a hard base
  • The lesions are yellowish-purplish in color
  • A tingling sensation
  • Fistulae
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a powder and mix with wax. In the summer use 125 grams of wax.
  • In the winter use 93 grams of wax or 500 ml sesame oil and add 6 grams Calomelas Qing Fen and 3 grams Borneolum Bing Pian.

MODIFICATIONS