HERB FORMULAS

QU SHI SAN - 驱湿散 - DISPEL DAMPNESS POWDER (TOPICAL)

English: Dispel Dampness Powder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 24g Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity and clears Heat topically.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 240g Drains Damp-Heat, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 144g Clears Heat,dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
With Huang Lian and Huang Bai, for lesions and sores with redness, swelling and pain.
Sm. Arecae Bing Lang 96g Regulates Qi, reduces accumulations and drains downward.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Dispels Dampness

SYNDROMES

  • Infantile Damp-Heat Dermatitis (Heat predominant)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Common in heavyset babies with a tendency to obesity
  • Rash usually appears on the face, scalp and neck, and can also spread to other areas.
  • Lesions are red with blisters and fluid
  • Lichens may also merging
  • Sometimes the layers are simplified Below are scabs
  • Itching is strong and disturbing for the baby
  • sometimes urination is a little shorter than normal
  • Dark yellow urine
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin, yellow and sometimes greasy,
  • P: Rolling

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not apply to the face.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with vegetable oil to form a paste or sprinkle the powder directly on the lesion. Apply once or twice daily.

MODIFICATIONS