Psoriasis #3

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	30g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat. With Lian Qiao and Huang Qin, for unremitting high fever. With Huang Qin, for suppurating boils that have not ulcerated, or have ulcerated but are not discharging pus. With Pu Gong Ying, Lian Qiao and Ye Ju Hua, for sores, boils and furuncles. With Gan Cao, for toxic swelling and sores.
Testa Glycinis	Lu Dou Yi	30g	Calms the Liver, descends Liver Yang, nourishes Kidney Yin to extinguish internal Wind, clears Heat and relieves toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao and Pu Gong Ying, for swellings and abscesses.
Raw Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	10g	Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps. With Ye Ju Hua, for initial stage warm febrile disease. With Jin Yin Hua, for initial stage Wind-Heat. With Ye Ju Hua, Jin Yin Hua, and Pu Gong Ying, for external sores and internal abscesses.
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	10g	Clears Heat, Clears the Liver and eyes, Dissipates nodules, Reduces abscesses, Relieves Fire toxicity, Resolves Dampness.
Flos Chrysanthemi Indici	Ye Ju Hua	10g	Drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua and Pu Gong Ying, for furuncles and hypertension.
Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	12g	Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi, generates Body Fluids, nourishes Blood, promotes urination, reduces edema, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins. With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies with chronic non-healing sores, numbness, painful obstruction and paresthesias.
Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	12g	Clears Damp-Heat, Clears Heat, Expels pus, Leaches out Dampness, Nourishes the skin, Promotes urination, Strengthens the Spleen.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	12g	Clears Damp-Heat, Clears Heat, Dries Dampness, Expels Wind, Resolves Fire-toxicity, Stops itching.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	12g	Tonifies Blood, regulates menses, invigorates and harmonizes Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus and generates flesh. With Huang Qi, for ulcerated abscesses with insufficient drainage or draining only a clear, thin discharge. With Jin Yin Hua and Chi Shao, reduces swelling of abscesses and sores and alleviates pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	12g	Activates Blood, Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	6g	Drains Fire and detoxifies. With Huang Lian, for high fever and irritability in warm-febrile disease. With Huang Lian, Lian Qiao and Pu Gong Ying, for external or internal sores and abscesses.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	6g	Clears Heat, Drains Dampness, Drains Fire, Relieves toxicity.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	6g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the properties of the other herbs With Pu Gong Ying, Internally or externally for abscesses or other toxic swellings. With Jin Yin Hua, for damp rashes or acne.

Formula Actions

• Cools the Blood
• Clears Heat
• Relieves Toxin
• Eliminates Dampness
• Clears fever
• Reduces spots

Syndromes

• Fire/Heat toxin induced psoriasis with pustular lesions

Clinical Manifestations

Pustular lesions Lesions develop and spread quickly Lesions often coalesce together Lesions are covered by fine scales that shed easily. Itching Burning Pain

High fever Thirst Dry stools Yellow urine T: Scarlet C: Thin P: Wiry, slippery and rapid

Treats

Psoriasis due to Fire/Heat toxin with pustular lesions

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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