Wet Dressing Formula - Topical

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	20g	Clears Heat, Disperses Wind, Dries Dampness, Kills parasites, Stops itching.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	15g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	15g	Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels.
Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi	15g	Clears Damp-Heat, promotes urination, expels Dampness and stops itching. With Ku Shen, for skin irritation and itchiness due to Damp-Heat.
Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu	15g	Cools the Blood, clears Toxic Heat, astringes fluids and generates flesh. With Huang Bai, as a plaster for eczema and other Damp-Heat skin lesions. With Ku Shen, as a plaster for burns and other Damp-Heat skin lesions such as eczema.

Formula Actions

• Clear Heat
• Eliminate Dampness

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Redness Swelling Vesicles Weeping Crusting Scaling Itching Lesions appear abruptly on the interior aspects of the four extremities (cubital and popliteal creases) They may affect the face and neck They can appear on the dorsal aspect of the hands and feet and scrotum

There is erythema They may appear as bright red and swollen plaques with papules or pustules, vesicles or watery blisters There is suppuration which eventually form scabs Two or three types of lesions may present simultaneously The border is always indistinct They are intensely itchy Acute lesions are often confused with contact dermatitis

Treats

Acute eczema

Erythema

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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