Formula for Dispelling Wind and Clearing Spleen Dampness

Formula for Dispelling Wind and Clearing Spleen Dampness,Miliary eruption syndrome. Wind-heat in the Spleen Meridian causes miliary or pepper-like eruptions on the eyelids; the patient experiences excessive tearing and difficulty opening the eyes, a gritty sensation, and pain upon rubbing the eyes; the miliary eruptions resemble millet grains and are yellow and soft in appearance. In cases of damp-heat in the Spleen Meridian, the pepper-like eruptions resemble peppercorns and are red and hard in appearance.

Formulas Name : Formula for Dispelling Wind and Clearing Spleen Dampness

Chinese Name : 除风清脾饮

Drug Formulation

Broad-leaved tangerine peel, forsythia, saposhnikovia, anemarrhena, borax, scutellaria, scrophularia, coptis, schizonepeta spikelets, rhubarb, platycodon, and raw rehmannia—all in equal parts.

Source

From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 4.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

Miliary eruption syndrome. Wind-heat in the Spleen Meridian causes miliary or pepper-like eruptions on the eyelids; the patient experiences excessive tearing and difficulty opening the eyes, a gritty sensation, and pain upon rubbing the eyes; the miliary eruptions resemble millet grains and are yellow and soft in appearance. In cases of damp-heat in the Spleen Meridian, the pepper-like eruptions resemble peppercorns and are red and hard in appearance.

Instructions for Use

Decoct 2 zhong of clear water until reduced to 8 fen; strain out the residue; take after meals.

Formula for Dispelling Wind and Clearing Spleen Dampness,From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 4.,Miliary eruption syndrome. Wind-heat in the Spleen Meridian causes miliary or pepper-like eruptions on the eyelids; the patient experiences excessive tearing and difficulty opening the eyes, a gritty sensation, and pain upon rubbing the eyes; the miliary eruptions resemble millet grains and are yellow and soft in appearance. In cases of damp-heat in the Spleen Meridian, the pepper-like eruptions resemble peppercorns and are red and hard in appearance.

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