Yang Xue Xiao Feng Zao Shi Fang - 养血消風燥湿方 - Nourish The Blood, Disperse Wind And Dry Dampness Formula

English:	Nourish the Blood, Disperse Wind and Dry Dampness Formula
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	25g	Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	25g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	25g	Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, and relieves toxicity
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	15g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and alleviates pain. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	15g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood and clears Liver Fire. With Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui, for abscesses, boils and trauma induced pain.
Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	15g	Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes, relieves itching, stops spasms and extinguishes Liver Wind.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	15g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity. With Cang Zhu, regulates painful obstruction in the legs and knees for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with pain, swelling and weakness in the lower limbs.
Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	15g	Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao. With Huang Bai, for pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower extremities or skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness.
Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	15g	Anchors Yang, Calms the Liver, Dispels Wind-Heat, Disperses Stagnation and clumping, Dredges Liver Qi, Extinguishes Liver Wind, Stops itching.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	15g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	9g	Invigorates the Blood,d promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	9g	Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, dispels Wind, disperses Wind-Heat and stops itching and pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	9g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms, alleviates pain, clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind
• Clears Heat
• Dries Dampness
• Nourishes and invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Wind-Damp-Heat Damaging the Blood

Clinical Manifestations

Dark, red, swollen skin lesions which may itch Generalized pain and weakness which tends to be worse in hot weather Aggravation of symptoms in women before and during menstruation

Possible hot, swollen, red, painful joints T: Red or Pale with a red tip or Dry or Scanty (may be slimy at the root) C: Yellow P: Thready, slippery and rapid

Treats

Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

With Blood Deficiency:		For severe itching:
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 9g Zaocys	Wu Shao She
+ 9g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati	Xu Chang Qing
+ 20g Caulis Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng
For hot, swollen, painful joints:
+ 12g Caulis Lonicerae	Ren Dong Teng
+ 12g Caulis Sargentodoxae	Hong Teng
+ 12 Cx. Erythrinae	Hai Tong Pi