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Xiao Luo Wan
chinese formulae

definition

Xiao Luo Wan = Xiao Lei Wan = "Reduce Scrofula Pill"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 441; Yeung, p. 260.
signs and symptoms: Hard lumps or nodules on the neck or next to the ear, dry mouth and throat.
tongue and pulse: red tongue, and rapid pulse that is slippery and/or wiry.
indications: Phlegm-Heat Accumulations. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as cervical lymphadenopathy, lymphadenitis, simple goiter, thyroiditis, and hyperthyroidism.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated in cases with lumps due to Cold.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 15 grams: oyster shell (mu li).
» 10 grams: fritillaria thunbergii (zhe bei mu) and scrophularia (xuan shen).
modifications:
» for large and very hard nodules, increase the dosage of oyster shell (mu li) and add laminaria (kun bu), sargassum (hai zao) and prunella (xia ku cao).
» for severe dryness of the throat and mouth, increase the dosage of scrophularia (xuan shen) and add anemarrhena (zhi mu) and moutan bark (mu dan pi).
» for Liver Qi Stagnation with pain in the chest and hypochondria, add bupleurum (chai hu), white peony (bai shao yao), and blue citrus (qing pi).


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