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Xi Tong Decoction
chinese formulae

definition

Xi Tong Decoction.
sources: Liang, p. 110.
signs and symptoms: Butterfly erythema on the face, hemorrhagic erythema on the extremities, fever, arthralgia, malaise and general lassitude.
tongue and pulse:
indications: Systemic lupus erythematosus due to Yin Xu (Deficiency).
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 15 grams: scrophularia (xuan shen), fresh rehmannia (sheng di huang), ophiopogon (mai men dong), ligustrum fruit (nu zhen zi), red-striped lithospermum (zi cao), licorice (gan cao) and eclipta (han lian cao).
modifications:
» with abnormal menstruation, add 15 grams Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui) and white peony (bai shao yao).
» with albuminuria, add 30 grams shepherd's purse (ji cai).
» for soreness and pain of the waist and lumbar spine, add 15 grams dipsacus (xu duan) and eucommia (du zhong).
» for night sweats and spontaneous sweating, add 30 grams raw oyster shell (mu li) and triticum (fu xiao mai).


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