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Psoriasis #10

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae30 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes *Yin and generates fluids.*

    for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns.
    for Heat in the Ying Stage.
  • Huang LianRz. Coptidis20 g

    Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity.

    for insomnia and delirium due to unremitting Heat injuring the Ying level.
  • Jin Yin HuaFlos Lonicerae20 g

    Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.

    for various Heat disorders.
    • Lian Qiao, Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen
    Zhu Ye, vents Heat to the Qi Level from the Ying* Level.
    for Ying level Heat with insomnia, irritability, skin blotches, dry mouth with a dark-purplish tongue.
  • Lian QiaoFr. Forsythiae20 g

    Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps and clears Blood Heat.

    for initial-stage Wind-Heat.
  • Da HuangRx. et Rz. Rhei5 g

    Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, drains Heat from the Blood and reduces Fire toxicity.

    for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation.
  • Zhu YeHb. Phylostachys15 g

    Clears Heat, relieves irritability, generates Body Fluids and promotes urination.

    for Wind-Heat with thirst.
  • Dan ShenRx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae15 g

    Invigorates, cools and nourishes the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.

    • Sheng Di Huang, Zhu Ye
    Xuan Shen, for Ying or Xue* Level Heat.
    • Xuan Shen, Jin Yin Hua
    Lian Qiao,* for palpitations and insomnia due to Heat.
  • Xuan ShenRx. Scrophulariae15 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes *Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.*

    • Sheng Di Huang, Lian Qiao
    Shui Niu Jiao, for Ying* Stage Heat.
  • Mu TongCaulis Akebiae15 g

    Promotes urination.

  • Shui Niu JiaoCornu Bubali15 g

    Clears Heat from the Ying and Xue stages, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.

    for Loss of consciousness and delirium, with epistaxis, hematemesis, or purpura due to Blood Heat.
    for high fever, loss of consciousness, delirium, hematemesis, epistaxis, and purpura associated with warm febrile disease.
  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae15 g

    Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

    for damp rashes or acne.

Actions

  • Removes Heat at the Ying level
  • Resolves Fire Toxicity
  • Builds and enriches the Yin
  • Stimulates Blood circulation

Patterns treated

Heat at the Ying Stage

Manifestations

  • Fever that runs high and intensifies at night
  • Marked irritability
  • A restless state
  • Sensation of thirst
  • Delirious state of mind
  • Purpura and erythema that appear faint and poorly defined
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Macular skin spots
  • The eyes remaining either open or shut for extended periods
Tongue body
Scarlet in color and dry in texture
Coating
A scant amount
Pulse
Thin and fast, or simply fast

Indications

Psoriatic skin condition