Fang name | Wind-Dispersing Powder |
---|
nourishing blood and dispelling wind, clearing heat and drying dampness.
Wind-dampness invades the blood vessels, causing sores and scabies, incessant itching, and wind-heat urticaria in adults and children.
The syndrome treated by this prescription is caused by the invasion of wind and poison into the human body, fighting with dampness-heat, which cannot be released internally and cannot be penetrated externally, and is trapped between the striae and interstice of the skin. Symptoms include skin itching or fluid overflow. Itching comes from wind, and to relieve itching you must first dispersing wind, so the prescription uses Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia Root, Great Burdock Achene, Cicada Slough develops striae and interstice, which are the main medicines for resolving wind evil on the surface; due to the overflow of water due to the conflict between dampness and heat, Atractylodes Rhizome Sophora is bitter and cold, clearing heat and drying dampness to relieve itching, Akebia Stem is a auxiliary drug for draining dampness; it is used as an auxiliary medicine for treating wind-heat. In relation to the blood aspect of the skin, Chinese Angelica harmonizing the nutrient and resolving stasis, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root clearing heat and cooling blood, sesame Nourishing blood to moisten dryness, gypsum, Anemarrhena enhance the power of clearing heat and purging fire, both are assistant medicinal; Liquorice Root removing toxin and can be used to reconcile various medicines. When used together, it has the functions of dispersing wind and clearing heat, removing dampness and reducing swelling. Use this prescription internally, combined with external medicine, for better efficacy.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]It can be used if the skin has red rashes, lines or bumps, regardless of whether there is exudate or cutaneous pruitus.
Eczema, Rubella, Urticaria Measles, German Measles, Atopic Dermatitis, Paddy Dermatitis, Drug Dermatitis, Neurodermatitis, Waterworm, Prickly Heat.