Pruritis #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	5-30g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire. With Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat with a high fever, scarlet tongue, thirst, a rash all over the body, epistaxis and hemoptysis.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	3-18g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood and calms ascending Liver Yang, Detoxifies, Drains Fire, Dries Dampness.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	6-30g	Clears Heat, clears Blood Heat and relieves toxicity.
Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	6-15g	Calms the Liver, anchors Yang, dredges Liver Qi, extinguishes Liver Wind, disperses Stagnation, dispels Wind-Heat and stops itching.
Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	3-10g	Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching. With Bo He, vents rashes and alleviates itching. With Dang Gui, for itching and tremors of the hands and feet from Wind due to Blood Deficiency. With Sheng Di Huang, for epistaxis, hemoptysis and hematemesis.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	3-10g	Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind and alleviates pain. With Jing Jie, Expels Wind and stops itching for pruritic rash. With Bo He and Lian Qiao, for Wind-Heat. With Jing Jie and Bai Ji Li, for German measles, pruritis, and other skin ailments. With Jing Jie, Bo He, Lian Qiao and Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis	Bo He	3-6g	Disperses Wind-Heat, vents rashes and relieves Stagnation of Liver Qi. With Jing Jie, for Wind-Heat.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15-30g	Calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3-6g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

Formula Actions

• Eliminates Wind
• Clears Heat
• Cools the Blood
• Stops itching

Syndromes

• Blood Heat Generates Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Itching Red skin with Heat aggravated by warmth Drinking and eating pungent food Itching is relieved by Cold Fever Aversion to Wind

Vexation Dry mouth T: Red C: Thin and yellowish P: Floating and slippery or Taut and rapid

Treats

Senile pruritis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe Heat:		For constipation:
+ Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi	Zi Cao	+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Natrii Sulfas	Mang Xiao
+ Rx. Pittospori	Shan Zhi