Keratitis #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Cassiae	Jue Ming Zi	12g	Benefits the eyes, Clears Liver Heat, Clears the vision, Expels Wind-Heat.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	12g	Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion. With Huang Qin, restores normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder. With Gan Cao, for Wind-Heat fever.
Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	12g	Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching. With Fang Feng, Jian Yin Hua and Lian Qiao, for early-stage carbuncles, furuncles, and abscesses.
Rx. Schizonepetae	Fang Feng	12g	Releases the exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain. With JIng Jie, expels Wind and stops itching and treats pruritic rash and initial-stage boils. With Qin Jiao, for pain due to Wind-Dampness in patients with Blood Deficiency.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	12g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat and cools the Blood. With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders. With Huang Qin, for suppurating boils that have not ulcerated, or have ulcerated but are not discharging pus.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	12g	Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps and clears Blood Heat. With Jin Yin Hua, for initial stage Wind-Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	12g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood and calms ascending Liver Yang. With Zhi Zi, for sores due to Heat toxin.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	12g	Clears Heat, Clears Liver Fire, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces swelling from sores and abscesses, Relieves eye pain, Relieves pain.
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae	Qin Jiao	12g	Expels Wind-Dampness and clears Deficiency Heat.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	12g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat Cools and activates the Blood, relieves toxicity and reduces swelling. With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for boils and carbuncles.
Fr. Viticis	Man Jing Zi	9g	Dispels Wind-Heat in the Liver channel and clears and benefits the head and eyes.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	6g	Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity and, drains Stomach Fire. With Huang Qin, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes and irritability in warm-febrile disease. With Huang Qin and Zhi Zi, for high fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat, and dark urine due to Fire toxin in the three burners.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Jin Yin Hua, for Damp rashes or acne.

Formula Actions

• Releases the Exterior
• Clears Heat
• Detoxifies

Syndromes

• Wind-Heat and Toxins

Clinical Manifestations

Delacrimation of the affected eye at first Photophobia Obscure congestion Punctate or dendritic cloudiness of the cornea

Running nose Fever and severe aversion to Cold T: Light-reddish C: Thin and whitish P: Floating and rapid

Treats

Keratitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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