Redness-Relieving Powder

Redness-Relieving Powder,This condition arises when heat invades the lung, causing the lung qi to become impure; blood, heated and uncontrolled, fails to follow the meridians, resulting in a patch or spot of red blood on the sclera—resembling rouge—appearing at the top, bottom, left, or right.

Formulas Name : Redness-Relieving Powder

Chinese Name : 退赤散

Drug Formulation

Mulberry Bark (honey-processed), Licorice, Peony Bark (washed with wine), Scutellaria (stir-fried with wine), Trichosanthes Root, Platycodon, Red Peony Root, Angelica Root (tail), Trichosanthes Seed (shell and oil removed, ground into a powder)—each in equal parts.

Source

*Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

This condition arises when heat invades the lung, causing the lung qi to become impure; blood, heated and uncontrolled, fails to follow the meridians, resulting in a patch or spot of red blood on the sclera—resembling rouge—appearing at the top, bottom, left, or right.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with a decoction of Ophiopogon japonicus (with the core removed).

Redness-Relieving Powder,*Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 3.,This condition arises when heat invades the lung, causing the lung qi to become impure; blood, heated and uncontrolled, fails to follow the meridians, resulting in a patch or spot of red blood on the sclera—resembling rouge—appearing at the top, bottom, left, or right.

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