Acute Eczema Compress #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	30g	Clears Heat, Disperses Wind, Dries Dampness, Kills parasites, Stops itching.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	30g	Drains Damp-Heat, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	15g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching. With Ku Shen, for Damp-Heat sores that itch.
Rz. Atractylodes	Cang Zhu	15g	Strongly dries Dampness, induces sweating and expels Wind-Dampness. With Huang Bai, for skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	30g	Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity,

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Resolves Dampness
• Expels Wind
• Relieves toxicity

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat Skin lesions

Clinical Manifestations

Lesions appear abruptly and systemically Lesions appear on the interior aspects of the extremities Lesions may affect the neck and face Lesions may affect the dorsal aspect of the hands and feet Lesions may affect the scrotum Erythema

Papules Watery blisters Pustules Suppurative ulcerations Scabs The borders are always indistinct May be paroxysms of itching

Treats

Acute eczema

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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