FURUNCLES #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	30g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and disperses Summerheat. With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores. With Ju Hua, for Summerheat.
Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	30g	Disperses Wind, clears Heat and detoxifies.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	15g	Clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua, for damp rashes or acne.

Formula Actions

• Clears Summerheat
• Resolves toxicity

Syndromes

• Summerheat and Damp

Clinical Manifestations

Boils occur around the face, head, neck and hips At the onset, they may be hard nodes Localized redness and swelling Pain and Heat Later the may become soft with a whitish-yellowish exudate A suppurating in-sized lesion may appear at the top The adjacent lymph nodes may be enlarged Fever and chills, fever more pronounced or Tidal fever Abdominal distention

Thirst Sweat Stifling sensation in the chest Restlessness Gastric disturbances: Heaviness Nausea Severe diarrhea Scanty urine T: Red tip and edges C: Greasy white or yellow P: Rapid and soft

Treats

Furuncles

Boils

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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