Mastitis #2

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Caulis Lonicerae	Ren Dong Teng	15g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and resolves toxicity.
Sm. Litchi	Li Zhi He	9g	Regulates Qi and stops pain.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	9-15g	Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity.
Mix-fried Squama Manitis	Chuan Shan Jia	9-15g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation, promotes lactation, reduces swelling and promotes the discharge of pus. With Wang Bu Liu Xing, for Insufficient lactation or lack of lactation.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	9g	Drains abscesses, Invigorates the channels, Promotes lactation, Promotes the movement of Blood, Reduces swelling.
Rx. Rhapontici/Echinopsis	Lou Lu	9g	Clears Heat, Drains abscesses and swellings, Expels pus and promotes lactation, Resolves toxicity. With Wang Bu Liu Xing and Chuan Shan JIa, for insufficient milk production or obstruction of milk flow due to Heat.

Formula Actions

• Moves Qi
• Opens the breasts
• Scatters nodulation
• Clears Heat
• Detoxifies
• Invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Breast milk Accumulation

Clinical Manifestations

Postpartum swollen lumps in the breast The lumps begin soft and gradually harden Stagnant breast milk Local distention and pain Chest oppression

Vexation Agitation T: Normal C: Slimy P: Deep and wiry

Treats

Mastitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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