Boils and Carbuncles

Name of Formula:

 wu wei xiao du yin   《source:Yi Zong Jin Jian  》

Functions: rid of infection and swelling.

Application: being used in boils, carbuncles, red, swelling and/or hot locally, acute infection of urinary tract, gall bladder inflammation, pneumonia, epidemic encephalitis B, with syndromes of red tongue, rapid pulse.

Composition:

jin yin hua 9 g,  ye ju hua 3.6  g,  zi hua di ding 3.6 g,  zi bei tian kui 3.6 g,  pu gong ying 3.6 g

Adjustment:

If infection is serious: add huang lian, lian qiao

If there is xue re (heat in blood): add chi shao, dan pi, sheng di huang

Add about one cup of water (about 250 c.c.) and simmer down to 80 percent of a cup and add half cup of good yellow rice wine and boil a few turnover to make decoction. Use as while warm. Cover with blanket to induce sweating.

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