Alopecia #9

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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.
Rx. Ligustri Lucidi	Nu Zhen Zi	4.5-18g	Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat.
Fr. Mori	Sang Shen	6-30g	Tonifies the Blood, enriches Yin and generates Fluids.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis. With Chi Shao, cools the Blood and disperses Stasis. With Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	4.5-15g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	6-12g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	7-30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Sheng Di Huang, for Excess or Deficiency Heat.
Sm. Sesame Nigrum	Hei Zhi Ma	9-30g	Nourishes Jing and Blood and extinguishes Wind.
Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	6-18g	Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine and benefits the marrow.
Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	9-30g	Cools the Blood.
Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	9-18g	Calms the Spirit, Leaches out Dampness, Promotes urination, Quiets the Heart, Soothes the nerves.

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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