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rx
formula
Bupleurum and Schizonepeta C.
chinese formulae
definition
Bupleurum and Schizonepeta C. = Shi Wei Bai Du Tang.
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 624.
signs and symptoms: Acne, hives, eczema; nervous temperament, fever, aversion to chills, hypersensitive constitution.
tongue and pulse:
indications: Frequently recurring skin eruptions. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as carbuncles, furuncles, boils, lymphadenitis, mastitis, dermatitis, urticaria, eczema, acne, hordeolum, allergic ophthalmia, nasal suppuration, otitis media and otitis externa.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 3 grams: bupleurum (chai hu), cherry bark, poria (fu ling), cnidium (chuan xiong), platycodon (jie geng).
» 2 grams: siler (fang feng), tu-huo (du huo).
» 1 gram: schizonepeta (jing jie), ginger (gan jiang), licorice (gan cao).
modifications:
» better results are obtained in the treatment of suppuration and in nourishing the skin when coix (yi yi ren) is added to the basic formula.
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