Alopecia #6

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	5-30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Xuan Shen, for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Heat, cools invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, drains pus and reduces swelling. With Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	7-30g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and relieves toxicity.
Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye	3-18g	Cools the Blood and promotes hair growth. With Sheng Di Huang, for all types of bleeding due to Heat in the Blood.
Fol. Mori	Sang Ye	15-30g	Disperses and scatters Wind-Heat and cools the Blood.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	6-12g	Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus and generates flesh.
Fr. Mori	Sang Shen	6-30g	Tonifies the Blood and enriches Yin.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	4-16g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind and dries Dampness.

Formula Actions

• Cools the Blood
• Extinguishes Wind
• Nourishes Yin
• Protects the hair

Syndromes

• Blood Heat Generates Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Sudden hair loss Rapidly evolving into large round or oval bare patches Occasional itching Maybe loss of hair in the eyebrows, moustache and beard Maybe a sensation of Heat in the scalp

Maybe irritability Maybe irascibility Maybe restlessness T: Red with C: Scant P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Alopecia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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