Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Aids/Hiv #10

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 3-10g Promotes urination.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-15g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Jin Yin Hua, for damp rashes or acne.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 3-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, reduces Fire toxicity, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Gan Cao, for vomiting immediately after eating.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 6-60g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores.
Smilacis Tu Fu Ling 15-60g Relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
With Chuan Xiong, raises the clear Yang while directing turbid Qi downward, moves Qi, invigorates the Blood, clears Heat and removes Dampness for headache from constrained Damp-Heat in the Liver channel.

Formula Actions

  • Promotes urination
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Fire toxicity
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Promotes the movement of Qi

Syndromes

  • Toxic Damp-Heat with Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

  • High fever may be worse at night
  • Thirst
  • Insomnia
  • Major mental problems
  • Dramatic change of personality
  • Confusion of mind
  • Delirium
  • Speech difficulty
  • Aphasia
  • Poor memory
  • Dizziness
  • Maybe fainting
  • Maybe coma
  • Excessive skin rashes all over body
  • Feverish extremities
  • Dark yellow urine
  • Hemorrhage
    Hematemesis
    Hemoptysis
    Epistaxis
    Hemafecia
    Hematuria
  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal distention and discomfort
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Epigastric mass
  • Maybe abdominal pain on palpation
  • Yang jaundice (sclera and skin are bright yellow)
  • Dislike of oily foods
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Lassitude
  • Scanty, dark urine
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth
  • T: Deep red or Deep red and dry or Purple red
  • C: Thick, yellow and greasy (maybe sticky)
  • P: Soft and rapid or Rapid or Thready and rapid or Thready and feeble

Treats

  • Syphilis
  • AIDS/HIV

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.