BLACK PEARL BP027 WU WEI XIAO DU YIN LONICERA & WILD CHRYSANTHEMUM

WU WEI XIAO DU YIN
五味消毒飲
Lonicera & Wild Chrysanthemum Formula
Product Code: BP027

TCM Actions
Clears Heat and resolves Toxin, cools the Blood and reduces swelling

Indications
Early-stage carbuncle or furuncle, cellulitis, erysipelas, acute lymphangitis, mastitis, appendicitis, conjunctivitis, sinusitis, lung infection, atypical influenza (e.g. due to COVID-19 or variants), urinary tract infection, acute pyelonephritis, abscess.

Dosage & Course Of Treatment
8 pills, 3 times daily, half to one hour away from food.

Course of treatment: 2 – 4 weeks.

Generally for short term use.

Signs and Syndromes
Localised Heat Toxin

Localised inflammatory lesions with erythema, swelling, heat and pain

Fever possibly also with chills

Red tongue with a yellow coat

Rapid pulse that may also be forceful

Cautions & Contraindications
Caution during pregnancy.

Comments
This formula is from the ‘Golden Mirror of Medicine’ (yi zong jin jian), 1742 CE, a 90 volume treatise on general medicine, written by a staff of 80 persons, headed by Wu Qian, under the commission of the Qing imperial government. It is simple formula with a clear-cut single action: clearing Heat Toxin (or Fire Toxin). It was originally prepared as a decoction to be drunk cold, together with about a half cup of rice wine. The latter served two purposes: a) to counteract the Cold action of the herbs on the Stomach and thus promote absorption into the bloodstream; b) to activate the Blood and enhance the local action of the formula. Clinically this formula may be used alone, or as a base for more complex formulations in the treatment of localised severe or purulent infections. In regard to pathogenesis, these conditions may arise due to external contraction or from internally generated Heat due to overindulgence in rich, spicy or otherwise heating foods. This formula is mainly applied in acute conditions, in which the health Qi (zheng qi) is robust, i.e. purely excess type syndromes. It is suitable for both internal as well as external Toxic swelling. The synergistic actions of the ingredients are as follows:

• Lonicera flower (jin yin hua): clears Heat Toxin to reduces inflammation and expels pus.

• Taraxacum herb (pu gong ying), Begonia herb (hong tian kui), Chrysanthemum indicum flower (ye ju hua), Viola herb (zi hua di ding): clear-Heat Toxin and cool the Blood

Ingredients
TARAXACUM MONGOLICUM, HERB (pu gong ying) – 蒲公英 – 132.3mg
LONICERA JAPONICA, FLOWER (jin yin hua) – 金銀花 – 88.2ma
BEGONIA FIMBRISTIPULA, HERB (hong tian kui) – 紅天葵 – 66.4mg
CHRYSANTHEMUM INDICUM, FLOWER (ye ju hua) – 野菊花 – 44.1mg
VIOLA YEDOENSIS, HERB (zi hua di ding) – 紫花地丁 – 43.9mg