SKIN AND GENITAL HERPES
Remove damp heat from the lower warmer.
Echinacea (chief herb)
Yellow dock (chief herb)
Gentian root (chief herb)
Goldenseal (chief herb)
Bupleurum (chief and assisting)
Poria (assisting)
Wild yam root (supporting)
Marshmallow root (supporting)
Myrrh gum (conducting)
This formula has a cool energy and is detoxifying. It disperses damp heat from the lower warmer (the pelvic cavity), making it useful for acute and chronic venereal diseases including herpes, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), leucorrhea, gonorrhea, syphilis, and general skin eruptions. It is good for blood purification and helping to resolve inflammation and pus.
Dosage: 2 to 4 tablets 3 times daily with warm water. While taking this formula, patients should be warned not to use any stimulants, including drugs, alcohol, coffee, sugar and acidic foods such as tomatoes and citrus.