Treat Abscesses and Sores

Question 1

Clears heat toxicity, cools the blood, reduces swelling

All types of boils and carbuncles with localized erythema, swelling, heat and pain accompanied by fever and chills.

Especially for deep rooted and hard lesions Also this formula is mostly made up of flowers!

Answer 1

Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin - Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin

Jin yin hua - honesuckle flower - king
Zi hua di ding
Pu gong yin
Ye Ju hua - wild chyrsanthemum
Tian kui zi

Question 2

Warms yang, tonifies blood, disperse cold, unblocks stagnation

Yin type localized swelling due to blood and yang xu: localized painful swellings without head that bled into surround tissue and do not affect the texture or color of the skin and are not hot to the touch

Answer 2

Yang He Tang - Balmy Decoction/Yang Heartening Decoction

Rou gui - cinnamon bark
Pao jiang - prep ginger
Shu di huang - prep rehmannia
Lu jiao jiao
bai jie zi
Ma huang - ephedra
Gan cao - licorice

Question 3

Clears heat from Lung, transforms phlegm, drives out blood stasis, discharges pus

Lung abscess due to wind heat with phlegm and blood stasis: cough with foul smelling sputum (possibly blood streaked), slight fever, mild chest pain, dry scaly skin

Answer 3

Wei Jing Tang - Reed Decoction

Wei Jing/Lu gen - phragmites
Dong gua zi
Yi yi ren - solomon seal
Tao ren - apricot kernel