LI XIAO TANG - 励消汤 - ENCOURAGE ELIMINATION DECOCTION

English:	Encourage Elimination Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	30g	Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity, vents and disperses External Wind-Heat, and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Jin Yin Hua, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue. With Jin Yin Hua and Xuan Shen, reduces swelling of abscesses and sores and alleviates pain.
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	15g	Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules, clears Heat, resolves Dampness, relieves Fire toxicity and clears Heat in the Blood.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	9g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua and Dang Gui, for recalcitrant, ulcerated and painful sores due to toxic obstruction leading to Blood Stasis.
Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	12g	Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness, relieves pain, clears Heat and expels pus. With Fu Ling, for Spleen Deficiency with Excess Dampness and edema.
Poria	Fu Ling	12g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.

Formula Actions

• Scatters Wind
• Clears Heat
• Dries Dampness

Syndromes

• Wind-Heat with Pre-existing Dampness

Clinical Manifestations

Red lesions Blisters Fever Sore throat Dry mouth

Sore joints Dry stools T: Red tip C: Thin or sticky yellow P: Slippery and rapid

Treats

Erythema

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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