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formula nameFive-Ingredient Toxin-Eliminating Decoction
sourceYizong Jinjian
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bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Lonicera (Flos Lonicerae) 20gm
Wild chrysanthemum flower (Flos Chrysanthemi Indici) 15gm
Dandelion (Herba Taraxaci) 15gm
Tokyo Violet Herb (Herba Violae) 15gm

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and removing toxins, dispersing boils and sores.

bubble_chart Indications

Various boils and sores, abscesses, and swellings. Local redness, swelling, heat, and pain; sores shaped like foxtail millet, hard and deeply rooted like nails; red tongue with yellow coating; rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

  1. Local redness, swelling, heat, and pain due to various abscesses.
  2. Red tongue with yellow coating.
  3. Rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

  1. Acute tonsillitis and pharyngitis: Add Lonicera, Forsythia, Great Burdock Achene, Belamcanda Rhizome, or combine with Lonicera and Forsythia Powder.
  2. Cellulitis initial stage [first stage]: Add Chinese Angelica, myrrh, Red Peony Root. Can also be applied externally.
  3. Acute pyelonephritis: Add Christina Loosestrife, Skullcap Root, Phelloendron Bark, Bupleurum.
  4. Prevention of postoperative infection: Add Salvia, Red Peony Root, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome.
  5. Aversion to cold with fever, with external pathogens: Add Schizonepeta, Mentha, Saposhnikovia Root.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Yin pattern is contraindicated for local conditions without redness and swelling.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Various infectious diseases, cellulitis, acute lymphangitis, acute mastitis, conjunctivitis, pyelonephritis, urinary tract infections, cervicitis, tonsillitis, otitis media, lung abscess, liver abscess, sepsis, carbuncles, boils, sores, and other infectious diseases characterized by heat toxin can be treated with appropriate modifications.

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