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Herbal Formula for Clearing Heat & Poison - Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
                          
                                        

                           Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin        
                 (Everyone's Detoxicating Decoction)

SOURCE: Dong Wan Shi Xiao Fang ( Dongyuan's Effective Formulae)
INGREDIENTS:
Huang Qin (Scutellaria root) 15g
Huang Lian (Coptis root) 15g
Chen Pi (Tangerine peel) 6g
Gan Cao (Licorice root) 6g
Xuan Shen (Scrophularia root) 6g
Chai Hu (Bupleurum root) 6g
Jie Geng (Platycodon root) 6g
Lian Qiao (Forsythia fruit) 3g
Ban Lan Gen (Isatis root) 3g
Ma Bo (Puff-ball) 3g
Niu Bang Zi (Arctium fruit) 3g
Bo He  (Peppermint) 3g
Jiang Chan (Batryticated Silkworm) 2g
Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga rhizome) 2g
DIRECTION: Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration.
EFFECTS: Dispersing wind evil, clearing heat and poison.
INDICATIONS: Infectious swollen head due to wind-heat or pestilent poison accumulating the upper jiao manifested
by chill and fever, flushed swollen face with severe pain, difficulty of eyes to open, sore throat, dryness of mouth and
throat, red tongue with yellow coating, strong rapid pulse.
ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: This is a good formula for infectious swollen head. Huang Lian (Coptis root) and Huang
Qin (scutellaria root) act as the main herbs to purge heat poison of the upper jiao. Niu Bang Zi (Arctium fruit), Bo He
(peppermint), Lian Qio (forsythia fruit) and Jiang Chan (batryticated silk worm) act as the assistant herbs to disperse
wind-heat with their pungent flavors and cool natures. As the adjuvant herbs, scrophularia root, isatis root, Ma Bo
(puff-ball), Jie Geng (platycodon root) and Gan Cao (licorice root) clear heat and poison as well as sootheing throat,
Chen Pi (tangerine peel) regulates qi for resolving coagulation. Sheng Ma (Cimicifuga rhizome) and Chai Hu (bupleurum
root) are the dispatcher herbs to lift yang for expelling heat and fire as well as guiding the other herbs to the head.
Adding Hong Shen  (ginseng) for the deficient case and rhubarb for constipation are two common modifications in clinic.
In the present clinic, this formula has definite effects against epidemic parotitis, acute tonsillitis, parotitis purulenta, and
facial phlegmon.
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