Yang Xue Run Fu Yin #2 - Bolus For Nourishing The Blood And Hair #2

English:	Bolus for Nourishing the Blood and Hair #2
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	3-15g	Disperses Cold, Invigorates and harmonizes Blood, Moistens the Intestines, Tonifies Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	5-30g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubrae	Chi Shao	15g	Activates Blood, Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Eliminates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for abscess, boils, and trauma induced pain.
Rz. Ligustici Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	12g	Activates Blood, Alleviates pain, Expels Wind-Cold, Regulates Qi.
Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	9g	Nourishes Yin and nourishes the Kidneys. With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	6-15g	Clears the Heart, Eliminates irritability, Generates fluids, Moistens Intestines, Moistens the Lung, Nourishes Stomach Yin.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Bai Jiang Can	9g	Expels Wind and stops itch.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	9-30g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes Blood, nourishes and astringes Jing - stops leakage, relieves Fire Toxin and moistens the Intestines.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	12g	Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Liver Fire, drains pus and reduces swelling. With Chi Shao, for purpuric rash, hematemesis, and Heat injuring the Ying and Xue levels.
Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi	9g	Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks channels and benefits the joints.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Blood
• Moistens Dryness
• Nourishes the Yin
• Relieves itching

Syndromes

• Blood Dryness

Clinical Manifestations

Small coin sized pale red lesions located on the scalp, body, extremities and other areas There is a tightly covered scale Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane Progress of disease is slow New lesions appear sporadically Beneath the membrane are petachiae Chronic patients may see it in any season

The lesions heal without scarring There may be nail involvement with stippling or pitting of the nail plate Rarely presents as diffuse redness of the skin covered by fine scales Light-headedness Pallor T: Pale C: Thin white P: Thin

Treats

Psoriasis Pruritis Chronic eczema

Seborrheic dermatitis Acne Dermatosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For psoriasis:		For itching:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	+ Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui
+ 30g Caul. Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng	For constipation:
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	+ Sm Cannabis	Huo Ma Ren
+ 9g Fr. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	+ Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong
+ 9g Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	For dry mouth and thirst:
+ 9g Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	+ Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen