Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin 五味消毒饮
Five-Ingredient Drink to Eliminate Toxin

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition, 1742

Herb Name Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle) Pu Gong Ying (Dandelion) Zi Hua Di Ding (Violet) Ye Ju Hua (Chrysanthemum) Tian Kui Zi (Semiaquilegia)

Latin Lonicera japonica Taraxacum sinicum Viola yedoensis Chrysanthemum indicum Semiaquilegia adoxoides Amount 9 grams 3.6 grams ea.

Preparation:

Decoct in water, adding 2–3 tablespoonfuls of rice wine before cooking. The cooked herbs may be applied topically.

Function:

Clears Heat and Toxin, Cools the Blood, Reduces Swelling

Use:

1. Boils
2. Carbuncles
3. Furuncles
4. Erysipelas
5. Cellulitis
6. Mastitis
7. Conjunctivitis
8. Acute Hepatitis
9. Acute Pyelonephritis
10. Urinary Tract Infection

Dose:

the above is decocted to be taken in 2 or 3 equal doses over the course of the day.

Cautions:

1. Not for dark, slow-to-heal sores (Yin-type boils)
2. Caution in cold and weakness of the digestion

Modifications:

1. With High Fever, add Coptis Huang Lian and Forsythia Lian Qiao
2. Dark red, painful sores, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi and Paeonia Chi Shao Yao
3. Breast Abscess, add Trichosanthes Gua Lou, Fritillaria Zhe Bei Mu and Citrus Qing Pi
4. Septicemia, add Isatis Da Qing Ye and Scutellaria Ban Zhi Lian
5. In weak patients, add Astragalus and Dang Gui.

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