Qing Dai Gao -青黛膏
Indigo Naturalis Ointment
Also known asIndigo Naturalis Ointment (topical)
- Medicinals
- 5
Composition
Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation and reduces swelling internally or topically.
Drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Absorbs Dampness and clears Heat topically.
- Huang Bai
- Shi Gao
- Shi GaoGypsum Fibrosum40 g
Heals eczema, burns and ulcerated sores and wounds topically or internally.
- Qing Dai
- Huang Bai
- Petroleum JellyPetroleum Jelly200 g
Actions
- Reduces inflammation
- Alleviates itching
- Removes Heat
- Clears toxins
- Draws in serous exudate
Patterns treated
Heat Toxicity
Manifestations
- Erythema with papules, occasionally with ulceration
- Skin that is coarse and thickened
- Peeling of the skin
- Intense itching
- Erythema resembling scarlet fever
- Erythema resembling measles
- Small fluid-filled blisters
- Hives
- Thickened, leathery patches of skin
- Deposits of pigment with a sharply defined edge
- Erythema that stays in one fixed location
- Erythema presenting in varied patterns
- Formation of pus
- Erythema with detachment of the skin
Indications
- Eczematous skin conditions
- Fissured nipple
- Dermatitis caused by allergy
- Dermatitis with shedding of the skin
- Inflammation of the nasal vestibule
- Lupus erythematosus (skin involvement)
- Urticarial rash
- Multiform erythema reaction
- Dermatitis once crusting has developed
- Drug-induced dermatitis
- Rash caused by contact with lacquer
- Atopic eczema
- Parasitic skin infestation
- Seborrheic skin inflammation
- Nodular erythema
- Herpes occurring in the context of AIDS/HIV
Modifications
When lesions show erosion
In cases where lesions are eroded
Cautions
Contraindicated in the presence of fluid discharge.
Notes
- Pulverize and combine with melted petroleum jelly, let it set, then apply to the affected site.
- Only apply when pus is absent.