Lupus #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	30g	Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability and quenches thirst. With Zhi Mu, for a high fever from Wind-Heat or Qi Stage Heat or Yang Ming Heat with irritability and extreme thirst.
Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	15-30g	Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
Cx. Erythrinae	Hai Tong Pi	15g	Dispels Wind-Dampness and unblocks the channels and collaterals.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo	9g	Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain. With Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae	Qin Jiao	9g	Expels Wind-Dampness, opens the channels, soothes the sinews and collaterals, resolves Dampness and clears Deficiency Heat. With Han Fang Ji and Zhi Mu, for Heat Bi syndrome with redness, swelling and pain.
Rx. Clematidis	Wei Ling Xian	9g	Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and alleviates pain. With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Damp Bi causing joint pain.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	9g	Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain. With Qin Jiao, for Wind-Damp Bi with spasms of the tendons or numbness of the limbs.
Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji	9g	Expels Wind-Dampness, purges Damp-Heat and alleviates pain.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	9g	Clears Deficiency Fire, Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Generates Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Nourishes Yin, Quenches thirst.

Formula Actions

• Resolves Dampness
• Clears Heat
• Disperses Wind
• Unblocks the channels
• Stops pain

Syndromes

• Wind-Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Early-stage disease with profuse, severe joint pain, especially in the fingers, toes, ankles and wrists Generalized body aches and pains Migrating pain of several joints Irritability Heavy sensation in the shoulder and back Sore, aching muscles Weak limbs Discomfort or a constricted sensation in the area of the chest and diaphragm Multiple sores, carbuncles furuncles or abscesses Redness Itching

Persistent swelling Chest pain Fever Dry throat Thirst Aching and painful extremities Aching and painful joints Unbearable swelling and pain of the lower extremities Shoulder stiffness T: Normal or Red C: Greasy and slightly yellow P: Wiry and rapid or Soft and moderate or Soft, superficial and slow or Slippery and rapid or Deep and tight or Wiry and slippery

Treats

Systemic lupus erythematosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For joint pain with no fever:		For joint pain with fatigue and no fever:
- Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	- Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
- Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	- Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	+ Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	+ Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ 15g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen