Inflammation

The following is just a general indication of formulas that have an anti-inflammatory effect. Specific types of Inflammation can be searched individually, for example, Hepatitis, Gastritis, Dermatitis or Eczema etc. Looking at the section on Heat diseases also shows medicines which may be used for Inflammation. In general acute Inflammation manifests with Heat or Heat and Damp, while chronic Inflammation manifests with Blood Stagnation, with Heat or Cold and Damp.

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Western Tradition Simples Camomile Barberry Frankincense Lacca Rose Aloe Agrimony Turmeric Myrrh Madder Violet Rhubarb General Formula Barley Water Vinegar of Rose (M) Rose water All Flower Water Infusion of Gentian Compound Bitter Decoction Aromatic Bitter Decoction Decoction Against Arthritis and Gout Decoction of Fumitory Hepatic Decoction (Hoffman) Decoction for Boils and Abscess Compound Syrup of Marshmallow Syrup of Violet Syrup of Violet Compound Syrup of Jujubes (Mesue) Syrup of Chicory and Rhubarb Syrup of Rhubarb Compound Syrup of Water Lilies Theriac of 4 Ingredients New Rose Powder (Rosata Nouvelle) (Nicholas) Abbots Confect of Rose (Diarrhodon Abbatis) (Nicholas) Powder of Gum Lacca Greater (Dialacca Majores) (Mesue) Powder of Rhubarb Imperial Pills Tincture of Myrrh Tincture of Dried Roses Bitter Wine Vinegar of Roses Troches of Barberries (Trochisci de Berberis) (Mesue) Troches of Rhubarb Greater Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Mesue) Troches of Earth of Lemnos (Trochisci de Terra Lemnia) Troches of Sandalwoods (Trochisci Santalon) (Mesue) Electuary of the Juice of Roses (Mesue) Electuary of Rose (Unani) Electuary of Seven Things Pills of Agrimony Lesser (Mesue) Oil of Wormwood Oil of Camomile Oil of Poppy Oil of Rose Oil of Datura Oil of Nightshade Oil of Mandrake Green Oil Mucilaginous Plaster Ointment of Rose Ointment of Violet Ointment of Sandalwood Ointment of Mandrake Ointment for Congealed Blood Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga) (Tibetan Medicine) Possessing All Benefits (Tibetan Medicine) Inflammation associated with Heat and Bile Bitter Decoction Bitter Wine Decoction of Fumitory Hepatic Decoction (Hoffman) Decoction for Boils and Abscess Tincture of Dried Roses Troches of Barberries (Trochisci de Berberis) (Mesue) Troches of Spodium (Trochisci Spodii) (Mesue) Electuary of the Juice of Roses (Mesue) Ointment of Rose Ointment of Sandalwood Inflammation associated with Wind / Qi Stagnation Garuda 5 (Khyung Lnga) (Tibetan Medicine) Aloeswood 20 (Tibetan Medicine) Aloeswood 35 (Tibetan Medicine) Inflammation associated with Obstruction Aromatic Bitter Decoction Troches of Agrimony Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue) Inflammation with Blood Stagnation Tincture of Frankincense Tincture of Myrrh Tincture of Saffron Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue) Powder of Gum Lacca Greater (Dialacca Majores) (Mesue) Troches of Gum Lacca (Mesue) Ointment for Congealed Blood Chronic Inflammation Powder of Gum Lacca Greater (Dialacca Majores) (Mesue) Wish-fulfilling Jewel (Bsam phel nor bu) (Tibetan)

TCM Classification Heat Redness and swelling, pain aggravated by movement or in hot weather, irritable, red tongue with a yellow coating; normally acute Inflammation Dang Gui Long Hui Wan Huang Lian Jie Du Pian Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Blood Stagnation Dull pain, worse in the cold or when sedentary, dull complexion, maybe cyanosis of the lips and nails; normally chronic Inflammation. Tao Hong Si Wu Tang Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Chronic Inflammation with Yin Deficiency Typical in the elderly, there is dryness, chronic inflammatory conditions, back pain, dry mouth maybe with Night Sweats. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan