Qing Re Dao Shi Tang - 淸熱导湜汤 - Clear Heat And Dry Dampness Decoction

English:	Clear Heat and Dry Dampness Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	20g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao. With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores. With Gan Cao and Xuan Shen, for sloughing ulcers from Heat toxicity. With Xuan Shen, Dang Gui and Gan Cao, for suppurative inflammation of the legs.
Hb. Violae	Zi Hua Di Ding	15g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and clears hot sores.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Jin Yin Hua, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue. With Jin Yin Hua, Gan Cao and Xuan Shen, reduces swelling of abscesses and sores and alleviates pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses, Soothes irritability.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	9g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	9g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Jin Yin Hua and Dang Gui, for gangrene of the fingers and toes.
Rz. Atractylodis	Bai Zhu	9g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Rx. Curcumae Longae	Jiang Huang	9g	Eliminates Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and collaterals to alleviate pain, Promotes the movement of Qi, Reduces swelling.
Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	9g	Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	9g	Tonifies the Spleen,augments Qi, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. With Jin Yin Hua, for Damp rashes or acne.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Dries Dampness
• Stops pain

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Swelling, distention, aching and pain of the affected fingers and/or toes Benign sores Peripheral obstruction

T: Red C: Slimy and yellow P: Wiry, slippery and rapid

Treats

Raynaud's disease

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For Damp-Heat toxins with severe ulcerations:		For upper limb problems predominantly:
+ 12g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	+ 12g Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi
+ 123g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	For lower limb problems predominantly:
+ 12g Rx. Arnebia/ Lithospermi	Zi Cao	+ 12g Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi
For severe pain:
With Liver Qi Stagnation:		+ 6g Olibanum	Ru Xiang
+ 12g Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	+ 6g Myrrh	Mo Yao
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao