Dermatitis Medicamentosa #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	15g	Clears Heat, resolves Dampness and relieves Fire toxicity.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	15g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao. With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders. With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	10g	Clears Blood Heat and promotes urination, Clears Heat, Relieves toxicity.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	10g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire, drains Damp-Heat, cools and invigorates the Blood, relieves toxicity and Reduces swelling. With Mu Dan Pi, resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood. With Huang Lian, Da Huang and Lian Qiao, for irritability and restlessness with high fever due to Toxic Heat. With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for boils and carbuncles. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces swelling from sores and abscesses, Relieves pain.
Poria	Fu Ling	10g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	10g	Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	10g	Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness. With Fu Ling, for stagnant water and Dampness.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	10g	Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, reduces Fire toxicity, drains Heat from the Blood, transforms Dampness and promotes urination. With Chi Shao, for chronic accumulation in the abdomen, blockage of urine and constipation.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	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. With Jin Yin Hua and Pu Gong Ying, for Yang sores marked by redness, swelling and pain.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Eliminates Dampness
• Resolves toxicity

Syndromes

• Toxic Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Dermatitis after ingestion of drugs High fever Irritability Fidgeting Dry mouth Dry throat Incoherent speech Insomnia Dark urine Deep-rooted boils Maculae Carbuncles Hematemesis Hemoptysis Palpitations Furuncles Tinnitus Purpura

Red face Rashes Deep-rooted boils Red eyes Itchy skin Fidgeting Dry lips Delirium Dysentery with fever Jaundice Epistaxis Hematuria Cloudy mind Diarrhea T: Red C: Yellow P: Rapid and forceful

Treats

Dermatitis medicamentosa

Drug dermatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For scarlet colored lesions:		For severe itching:
+ More (25g) Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 10g Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi
+ 10g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	For a high fever:
+ 10g Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 10g Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
+ 15g hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu