Fang name | Pus-Draining Powder |
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[Efficacy]
tonifying and replenishing qi and blood, tonifying and replenishing qi and blood.
Mainly used to treat carbuncle and ulcer, it can cure deficiency and not treat poison. Symptoms include pus that is difficult to ulcerate, diffuse swelling without a head, or soreness, swelling, heat and pain, a red tongue with yellow coating, and a weak and rapid pulse.
[Prescription]Although the carbuncle has turned into pus, it is unable to expel pus due to insufficient Qi and blood, so the sore surface is not easy to ulcerate. The treatment is tonifying qi promoting suppuration expelling pus. In the prescription, Astragalus Root is used raw to expelling toxin to drain pus, while when used roasted, it can only tonifying qi, which has no power to relieve poison, and has the disadvantage of assisting fire and poison, so the prescription Astragalus Root must be used raw, and the reused raw Astragalus Root tonifying qi expelling toxin to drain pus is the king; supplemented by Chinese Angelica, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome Nourishes and activates blood circulation; Gleditisia Spine and Gleditisia Spine dissipate and penetrate, soften and penetrate ulcers, which are minister medicinal; rice wine stimulates menstruation and removes blood stasis, and is used as an auxiliary medicine. All medicines are used together to relieve toxins and ulcers. Pus is caused by imbalance of qi and blood and stagnation of heat. Therefore, the pus produced by symptoms such as Yongju can cause poisonous gas to leak out with the pus. It and disease caused by cold exterior syndrome/pattern are resolved from sweat and the fu organs The proof is explained from below, which has the same principle. If healthy qi is insufficient, not only will the poison be unable to support the pus, but if there is pus, it will not burst quickly, so use a knife or acupuncture to cut it off. The pus after ulceration is also thin and does not flow smoothly. It still needs to be treated with medicine before the thick pus comes out. smooth. Therefore, it is most appropriate to use this prescription for Yongju sore and ulcer cases where the pus is difficult to ulcerate or cannot transform toxin into pus and cannot be eliminated, and surgery is not appropriate.
[Modern application]Modern medicine believes that this prescription can enhance the body's immune function, promote blood circulation, inhibit bacteria, and expelling pus. Mainly used for: purulent infection of soft tissue, sores and pus formation, but failure to ulcerate, pale tongue, white coating, and weak pulse.