Prescriptions for Treating Carbuncles and Abscess
Qing Chang Yin (清肠饮): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 清肠饮
Source
The book Bian Zheng Lu
Ingredients
Yin Hua 90g,Dang Gui 60 g,Di Yu 30 g,Mai Dong 30 g,Yuan Shen 30 g,Gan Cao 10 g,Yi Ren 15 g,Huang Qin 6 g.Explanation
Jin Yin Hua and Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
Dang Gui: Enriching blood and regulating Yang.
Di Yu: Cooling blood to stop bleeding, relieving toxicity and healing wound.
Mai Dong: Nourishing yin of stomach, lung and heart, clearing heat of stomach, lung and heart.
Yuan Shen: Clearing heat and cooling blood, removing toxicity and nourishing yin.
Yi Ren: Removing dampness, strengthening spleen and clearing heat.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 清肠饮
Effect
Activate blood and remove toxicity, tonify yin and purge fire.
Indications
Acute appendicitis.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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