Oriental Wormwood And Red Bean Decoction

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen Hao	9-30g	Clears and releases Dampness in the the exterior, Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, Clears Heat, Facilitates the resolution of Dampness, Relieves jaundice.
Sm. Phaseoli	Chi Xiao Dou	9-30g	Promotes urination, reduces edema and clears Damp Heat.
Caul. Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng	9-20g	Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, invigorates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	6-20g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
Caul. Lonicerae	Ren Dong Teng	9-30g	Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, dispels Wind-Dampness, soothes the sinews, unblocks the channels cools the Blood, expels Wind-Heat and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao. With Jin Yin Hua, for Wind-Heat throughout the body affecting the channels and collaterals with stiffness and pain.
Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	9-30g	Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness, relieves pain and clears Damp-Heat. With Cang Zhu, Huang Bai and Niu Xi, for Damp-Heat pouring downward leading to atrophy and weakness of the lower extremities and Wei (atrophy) syndrome with muscle weakness due to Damp-Heat.
Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	3-10g	Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao. With Jin Yin Hua, for pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower extremities or skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness and atrophy disorder, vaginal discharge and Damp-sores.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	3-15g	Clears Heat, Clears Heat, Disperses Wind, Dries Dampness, Promotes urination.
Rx. Aristolochiae	Guang Fang Ji	4-12g	Expels Wind-Dampness, clears Heat, promotes urination and reduces edema. With Yi Yi Ren, for Damp-Heat-induced extremity pain.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	4.5-16g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	3-12g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire. With Cang Zhu and Niu Xi, for Damp-Heat leg Qi. With Cang Zhu, eliminates Dampness and clears Heat for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with pain, swelling, and weakness in the lower limbs and regulates painful obstruction in the legs and knees.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	6-16g	Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones, benefits the joints and clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao. With Huang Bai, Cang Zhu and Yi Yi Ren, for red, swollen and painful joints of the lower extremities from Damp-Heat Pouring Downward.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	4.5-15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Relieves pain.

Formula Actions

• Expels Wind-Dampness
• Clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao
• Invigorates the Blood
• Dispels Blood Stasis
• Cools the Blood

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat Generating Blood Stagnation with Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Pain, swelling and obvious tenderness in the superficial veins along the limbs or the thoracoepigastric walls In the affected areas, there is redness, swelling, pain, tenderness and cord-like masses,

T: Normal C: Yellow and greasy P: Soft and rapid or Taut and rapid

Treats

Superficial phlebitis of limbs

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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