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Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin
chinese formulae
definition
Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin = "Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin"
sources: Yeung, p. 248; Bensky and Barolet, p. 84.
signs and symptoms: Boils and carbuncles with localized inflammation, pus and pain with fever and chills; especially for deep-rooted or hard boils.
tongue and pulse: red tongue with a yellow coating, and rapid pulse.
indications: Fire Toxin due to Wind-Heat. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as multiple furuncles, erysipelas, conjunctivitis, mastitis, appendicitis, urinary tract infection, and acute pyelonephritis.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for Yin-type boils. Use with caution in cases with Spleen Xu (Deficiency).
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 12 grams: lonicera (jin yin hua), viola (zi hua di ding), dandelion (pu gong ying).
» 9 grams: wild chrysanthemum flower (ye ju hua).
» 6 grams: Herba Begoniae Fimbristipulatae (zi bei tian kuei).
administration: The dregs of the decoction may be applied topically.
modifications:
» for high fever and other signs of severe heat, add coptis (huang lian) and forsythia (lian qiao).
» for severe swelling, add siler (fang feng) and cicada (chan tui).
» for dark-red and painful sores, add moutan (mu dan pi) and red peony (chi shao).
» for concurrent Damp-Heat rash, add fraxinella (bai xian pi), kochia fruit (di fu zi) and black-striped snake (wu shao she).
» for breast abscess, add trichosanthes fruit (gua lou), fritillaria thunbergii (zhe bei mu) and blue citrus (qing pi).
» for septicemia [Xue (Blood) Heat and Xue (Blood) Toxin], add red peony (chi shao yao), moutan (mu dan pi) and raw rehmannia (sheng di huang).
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