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formula
Bian Ping You Decoction
chinese formulae
definition
Bian Ping You
sources: Liang, p. 66.
signs and symptoms: Flat warts: normal skin color or light brown, hard texture, smooth shiny surface; may be occasional light itching sensation.
tongue and pulse:
indications: Wind Heat or Liver Fire Blazing.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 30 grams: magnetite (ci shi), mother-of-pearl (zhen zhu mu), ochra, and raw oyster shell (mu li).
» 9 grams: carthamus (hong hua), persica (tao ren), anteater scales (chuan shan jia), gleditsia spine (zaojiao ci), lonicera (jin yin hua), phellodendron (huang bai).
administration: One course of treatment consists of 15 doses of the above, taken internally.
modifications:
» for warts on the lower limbs, add 9 grams achyranthes (huai niu xi).
» for warts concentrated on the face, add 9 grams each morus leaf (sang ye) and chrysanthemum flower (ju hua).
» with pain, add 12 grams corydalis (yan hu suo).
» during menstruation, omit carthamus (hong hua), persica (tao ren) and anteater scales (chuan shan jia).
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