Bu Mian Ca Ji - 布棉擦剂 - Cotton Cloth Rub (Topical)

English:	Cotton Cloth Rub
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cx. Hibisci	Mu Jin Pi	5g	Clears Heat, Eliminates Damp-Heat, Kills parasites, Relieves toxicity.
Alumen	Ming Fan	5g	Relieves toxicity, purges Fire, dries Dampness, kills parasites, alleviates itching, restrains and inhibits sores, generates flesh and transforms putrefication. With Xiong Huang, for for Wind-Damp-Heat toxin in the muscles and skin with severe itching that results in a yellow exudate after scratching.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	5g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire toxicity, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Realgar	Xiong Huang	5g	Relieves toxicity and kills parasites. With Ming Fan, for Wind-Damp sores or tineal itching or itching from dermatosis and sores with redness, swelling, itching and pain topically.
Per. Zanthoxyli	Chuan Jiao	5g	Kills parasites.
Rz. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	10g	Eliminates Dampness, Eliminates toxins, Expels pus, Expels Wind, Reduces swelling.
Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang	7g	Kills parasites.
Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata	Zhi Cao Wu	8g	Disperses Cold, Overcomes Dampness, Reduces swellings, Scours out Wind, Stops pain, Treats abscesses and lesions.
Camphora	Zhang Nao	2g	Expels Wind and Dampness, kills parasites activates the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
Sm. Hydnocarpi	Da Feng Zi	15g	Attacks toxicity, Dries Dampness, Expels Wind, Kills parasites topically.
Hb. Lophatheri	Dan Zhu Ye	10g	Clears Heat and clears Damp-Heat.
Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	6g	Drives out Wind, Eliminates Dryness, Relieves pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, Relieves Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Picrorhizae	Hu Huang Lian	6g	Drains Damp-Heat.

Formula Actions

• Expels Wind and Dampness
• Relieves toxicity
• Clears Heat
• Kills parasites
• Stops itching

Syndromes

• Recurrent severe itching without weeping due to Wind-Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Recurrent severe itching without weeping Hot toxic sores The lesions have defined margins They suddenly appear after contact Papules Erythema Water blisters Maybe necrosis Maybe severe itching Maybe severe burning Maybe pain in severe cases Fever

Chills Pain and stiffness of the head and neck Stuffy nose Blood shot eyes Sores that are red, swollen and painful Generalized body aches and pain Headache Swollen eyes Thirst or no thirst T: Normal C: Thin white

Treats

Atopic dermatitis

Erythema

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix together well. Add vegetable oil to make into a paste and form into an egg-shaped mass weighing about 70g. Wrap the mass in a 15cm square piece of sterile gauze and tie the open ends with thread. Rub the affected areas with the gauze three times daily. For lichenfied areas, pressure ma be applied. If the medicinal ball dries, add more oil. Store in an airtight container.

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