Prescriptions for Removing Pathogenic Heat and Toxic Material
Wufu Huadu Wan: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Wufu Huadu Wan
Ingredients
Shui Niu Jiao 20 g,Lian Qiao 60 g,Qing Dai 20 g,Huang Lian 5 g,Niu Bang Zi 50 g,Xuan Shen 60 g,Di Huang 50 g,Jie Geng 50 g,Mang Xiao 5 g,Chi Shao 50 g,Gan Cao 60 g.Explanation
Huang Lian: Dispelling pathogenic fire from the heart and the middle-Jiao.
Xuan Shen, Jie Geng and Gan Cao: Clearing away noxious heat in the throat, head and face.
Niu Bang Zi and lian Qiao: Dispersing wind-heat pathogens in the upper –Jiao.
Chi Shao: Clearing heat and cooling blood, activating blood and resolving stasis, clearing liver fire.
Mang Xiao: Softening hardness with purgative, clearing heat and relieving swelling.
Qing Dai: Clearing heat and removing toxicity, cooling blood, and clearing liver-fire.
Shui Niu Jiao: Clearing heat and cooling blood, purging fire and removing toxicity, extinguishing wind and relieving convulsions.
Di Huang: Clearing heat and cooling blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin.
The Effect of Wufu Huadu Wan
Effect
Clear heat and remove toxicity, cool blood and resolve swelling.
Indications
Sore throat, aphtha, gum bleeding, mumps, sore and furuncle.
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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