118 – WU WEI XIAO DU YIN

The Chinese formula Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin, also known by its English name Lonicera and Chrysanthemum Five Combination, belongs to the category of formulas that PURIFIES HEAT AND ELIMINATES TOXINS, acting on syndromes of Toxic Heat Retention (inflammatory/infectious processes): Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue, Joints, Viscera and Abdominal Cavities, Blood; Toxic Heat Retention on the Surface and/or Interior.

Indication: Indicated for Heat/Toxic Heat (Infectious): Skin, subcutaneous tissue, joints, viscera and abdominal cavities, blood.

Actions: Eliminate Heat and Toxins; Promote abscess resolution; Cool Blood.

Syndromes: Toxic Heat Retention (inflammatory/infectious processes): Skin, Subcutaneous Tissue, Joints, Viscera and Abdominal Cavities, Blood; Toxic Heat Retention on the Surface and/or Interior.

Symptoms and signs: Subcutaneous abscesses, inflammation, mouth ulcers, multiple boils, erysipelas, mastitis, appendicitis, conjunctivitis, blepharitis, urinary tract infection, folliculitis, herpes zoster, tonsillitis, cystitis.

Tongue: red

Tongue coating: yellow, thick

Pulse: rapid, strong