Si Huang San - 四黄散 - Four Yellow Powder (Topical)

English:	Four Yellow Powder
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	15g	Clears Heat and reduces Fire toxicity.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	15g	Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	15g	Drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity. With Huang Qin, Huang Bai and Da Huang, for abscesses, lesions, carbuncles, furuncles, burns, swelling and inflammation due to toxic Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	15g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies. With Huang Lian and Huang Bai, topically for lesions and sores with redness, swelling and pain.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Dries Dampness
• Resolves toxins,
• Stops pain
• Disperses swelling

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat furuncles, topically

Clinical Manifestations

Boils occur around the face, head, neck and hips At the onset, they may be hard nodes Localized redness and swelling Pain and Heat

Later the may become soft with a whitish-yellowish exudate A suppurating in-sized lesion may appear at the top The adjacent lymph nodes may be enlarged

Treats

Furuncles Herpes genitalia

Boils Herpes associated with AIDS/HIV

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind equal parts of the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with warm, boiled water or honey and apply to the lesion.

Modifications