HERB FORMULAS

ZHI YANG XI YAO - 止痒洗药 - LOTION FOR RELIEVING ITCHING (TOPICAL)

English: Lotion for Relieving Itching
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Cnidii She Chuan Zi 15g Dries Dampness, kills parasites and stops itching topically.
Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi 15g Clears Damp-Heat, promotes urination, expels Dampness and stops itching.
With Ku Shen, for skin irritation and itchiness due to Damp-Heat.
With She Chuang Zi, topically, as a wash for itch.
With Bai Xian Pi, Ku Shen and She Chuang Zi, topically for itching.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen 15g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, disperses Wind, kills parasites and stops itching.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 15g Drains Damp-Heat, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
With Ku Shen and Chan Tui, for eczema.
Fr. Carpesii Abrotinoidis He Shi 15g Kills parasites and alleviates pain.
Nidus Vespae Lu Feng Fang 10g Relieves toxicity, dries Dampness, expels Wind and alleviates pain and itching.
With Chan Tui, as a tincture for scabies or Wind-Rash with itching.
Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10g Clears Heat, transforms Dampness, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and reduces Fire toxicity.
With Mang Xiao, for abscesses, swellings and toxic sores.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 10g Relieves pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, drives out Wind, and because of its toxicity, is used to treat sores and kill parasites.
Alumen Ming Fan 10g Relieves toxicity, dries Dampness, kills parasites, alleviates itching, restrains and inhibits sores, generates flesh and transforms putrefication.
With She Chuang Zi, for intense itching of eczema, damp scrotum and other pruritic disorders.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 10g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
With Ku Shen, for Damp-Heat sores that itch.
With Ku Shen and she Chuang Zi, for itching due to Wind-Damp-Cold or parasites such as scabies.
With Ku Shen and Di Fu Zi, for itching with vaginal discharge.
Sm. Hydnocarpi Da Feng Zi 10g Expels Wind, dries Dampness, attacks toxicity and kills parasites.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 10g Clears Heat, drains Fire and reduces swelling.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 10g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 10g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, drains pus and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Wind
  • Kills parasites
  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Relieves itching

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat (Topical)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Pinpoint papules
  • Papulovesicles
  • Vesicles, some of which coalesce
  • Slight infiltration and severe, painful itching is likely
  • Maybe necrosis
  • Water blisters
  • The skin is rough and itchy
  • Local skin flushing
  • Skin erosion
  • Bleeding or exudation follows rupture of skin after scratching
  • Erythema
  • Burning
  • Itching
  • Pain
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin and yellow or white or Sticky and yellow
  • P: Soggy and rapid or Floating

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Decoct the herbs and rinse the affected area(s) while it is still hot for thirty minutes at a time, once or twice daily.

MODIFICATIONS