Scleroderma #2

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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. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat. With Mu Dan Pi, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat with a high fever, scarlet tongue, thirst, a rash all over the body, epistaxis and hemoptysis.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	5-30g	Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and regulates menstruation. With Gan Cao, regulates the relationship between the Liver and Spleen and nourishes the sinews.
Cx. Moutan Radicis	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Deficiency Fire, Clears Heat, Cools and harmonizes the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood.
Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	15-60g	Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability, quenches thirst, clears Excess Heat from the Lungs and heals eczema, burns and ulcerated sores and wounds. With Sheng Di Huang, for excessive Fire with injured fluids. With Sheng Di Huang and Zhi Mu, for Stomach Fire.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	6-12g	Clears Heat, from the Lungs and Stomach, drains Fire, nourishes Yin and moistens Dryness. With Shi Gao, cools Heat in the Yang Ming or Qi Level while protecting Stomach fluids to treat high fever, profuse sweating, insatiable thirst, a red face, aversion to Heat and a large, strong pulse.
Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	9-30g	Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and cools the Blood.
Rx. Lithospermi/Arnebiae	Zi Cao	3-20g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins, encourages rashes and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	1.5-14g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Detoxifies
• Invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Toxic Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Scleroderma with inflammation Acne Pustules on an erythematous base Local inflammation with pus Deep-rooted, hard and painful boils Larger, more inflamed, angrier and more pus-filled lesions Erythema Swelling Lesions on the chest and upper back Residual scarring usually occurs after healing Heat

Carbuncles Furuncles Fever and chills Pain Dry stools Constipation Scanty, yellow urine T: Red C: Yellow or Yellow and dry or Yellow and greasy P: Rapid or Wiry, slippery and rapid

Treats

Primary scleroderma

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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