Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin
Boils and carbuncles with inflammation (Chuang Yung) This educational formula record links its documented ingredients and traditional context; it is not a prescribing recommendation.
Key reference facts
- Formula type
- classical
- Actions
- Clears Heat; Purges Fire; Relieves toxicity; Cools the Blood; Reduces swelling; Reduces external carbuncles and furuncles
- Pattern terms
- Boils and carbuncles with inflammation (Chuang Yung); Fire toxin due to an External Heat invasion which has lodged in the channels; Atrophy disorder ( Wei Syndrome) due to Damp-Heat
- Safety note
- CONTRAINDICATIONS Contraindicated for those with Yin type boils. Use caution for those with Spleen Deficiency . Use caution for those with Qi and Blood Deficiency. HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
Related library records
Source reference: American Dragon ยท Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin