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.
Redness-Relieving Powder
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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).
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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.