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Rehmannia Formula

Medicinals
10

Composition

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae9 g

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

  • Bai Mao GenRz. Imperatae30 g

    Cools the Blood and stops bleeding.

    • Shi Gao
    for later stages of a Warm febrile disease with remnants of fever, thirst and dark urine.
    cools the Blood, draws out toxicity and reduces searing Heat for Ying Stage Heat with fever, thirst, a scarlet tongue and rashes and bleeding due to Heat in the Blood.
  • Jin Yi HuaFlos Lonicerae15 g

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

    for toxic swellings and sores.
  • Pu Gong YingHb. Taraxaci15 g

    Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules and relieves Fire toxicity.

  • Di Fu ZiFr. Kochiae30 g

    Expels Dampness, stops itching and clears Wind-Heat.

    for Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat causing eczema and itching.
  • Chan TuiPeriostracum Cicadae6 g

    Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.

    • Jing Jie, Fang Feng
    Ku Shen,* for weepy red skin lesions in patients with pre-existing Damp-Heat.
  • Jing JieHb. Schizonepetae Spica6 g

    Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes, relieves itching and stops bleeding.

    clears heat, promotes the flow of Blood, reduces rashes and alleviates itching for itchy Wind-Rashes and swollen, toxic sores.
  • Fang FengRx. Saposhnikoviae9 g

    Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.

    expels Wind and stops itching, for pruritic rashes.
    for dermatological disorders with rashes, irritability and itching.
  • Chi Xiao DouSm. Phaseoli30 g

    Clears Damp Heat, disperses Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, reduces Fire toxicity and dispels pus.

  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae9 g

    Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

    for Damp rashes or acne.

Actions

  • Dispels Wind
  • Purges Heat

Patterns treated

A pattern of Wind-Heat

Manifestations

  • Pronounced itching
  • Raised red welts
  • Aggravated by exposure to Heat
  • A burning feeling across the surface of the skin
  • Sharp, intense itchiness
  • A dislike of Wind
Tongue body
The tip of the tongue body appears Red
Coating
The coating is thin in quantity and yellow in color
Pulse
The pulse feels Superficial and moves at a rapid rate

Indications

Urticaria presenting with papules

Modifications