Shi Wei Bai Du San - 味敗毒散 - Ten-Ingredient Decoction To Overcome Toxicity

English:	Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Overcome Toxicity
Also Known As:	Shi Wei Bai Du Tang Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Overcome Pathogens Bupleurum and Schizonepeta Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	3-6g	Disperses Wind-Heat, Reduces fever, Resolves Phlegm and congestion, Resolves Shao Yang disorders.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo	3-6g	Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness, releases the exterior and alleviates pain. With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
Pericarpium Pruni Pseudocerasus	Ye Ying Pi	3-6g	Expels pus, Relieves fevers, Relieves toxicity, Stops coughing.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	3-6g	Releases the exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness, alleviates pain, expels Internal Wind and stops spasms. With Jing Jie, for Wind-Cold or Exterior patterns in any season.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	3-6g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat, expels pus and directs the effects of other herbs to the upper body. With Gan Cao, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat and Lung abscess with expectoration of pus and pain in the chest and flanks.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	3-6g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Fang Feng and Jie Geng, for headache due Wind-Cold Invasion.
Poria	Fu Ling	4-8g	Leaches out Dampness, Promotes urination, Strengthens the Spleen, Transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	1-2g	Releases the exterior, expels Wind, dispels Wind and relieves muscle spasms. With Jie Geng and Gan Cai, for acute cough associated with external disorders. With Fang Feng, for pruritic itching, Exterior Excess and Initial-stage boils.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	1-2g	Alleviates pain, Clears Heat, Harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs, Moderates spasms, Moistens the Lungs, Relieves Fire toxicity and moderates, Resolves Phlegm, Stops cough.
Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	1-2g	Dispels Wind-Dampness seeping into the Lower Jiao, Transforms thin mucus, Warms the channels, Warms the Lungs.
(Rz. Zingiberis Recens)	(Sheng Jiang)	(1-3g)	(Used instead of Gan Jiang in some sources.)

Formula Actions

• Dispels Wind
• Transforms Dampness
• Regulates the Liver
• Clears Heat
• Resolves toxicity

Syndromes

• Heat toxin flushing through the Exterior of the body
• Initial-stage of painful and hot, toxic sores
• Acute, pus-filled sores
• Wind-Dampness

Clinical Manifestations

Hot toxic sores

Pimples

Treats

Carbuncles Dermal abscess Acute episodes of eczema Acute episodes of hives Acne Cysts Lymphadenitis Furuncles Tinea pedis (athlete's foot) Hordeolum Otitis externa Psoriasis Urticaria Allergic ophthalmia Herpes zoster

Boils Mastitis Inflamed lymph nodes Internal or External ear infections Sties Seborrheic dermatitis Otitis media Sinusitis Allergic ophthalmia Nasal Suppuration Eczema Pimples Hives Athlete's foot Herpes simplex

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For a stronger ability to clear Heat and resolve toxicity:		For sores that are especially hot:
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
For Damp skin disorders with Excess pus:		+ Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
+ Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
For severe itching:		+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	For a stronger pus expelling action:
For sties:		+ Sp. Gleditsiae	Zao Jiao Zi
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	For hives:
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
+ Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	For ear infections:
For more Heat and toxins:		+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
For thirst:		+ Fol. Ilicis Latifoliae	Ku Ding Cha
+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	+ Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen
For constipation:		For more itching:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ Hb. Ludwegiae	Shui Ding Xiang
Or		+ Hb. Solani	Huang Shui Qie
+ Major Order the Qi Decoction Da Cheng Qi Tang		Or
For ulcerations accompanied by swelling and pus:		+ Eliminate Wind Powder Xiao Feng San
+ Drain the Interior and Detoxify Decoction Tuo Li Xiao Du Yin		For hypertrophic rhinitis:
Or		+ Flos Magnoliae	Xin Yi
+ Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxins Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin		+ Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen
For urticaria:		Or
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Magnolia Flower Powder Xin Yi San
+ Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi