dang gui yin zi 當歸飲子
Source: Revised Yin’s Formulary for Succoring the Sick《重訂嚴氏濟生方》
dang gui | angelica root | Radix Angelicae Sinensis |
bai shao | white peony root | Radix Paeoniae Alba |
chuan xiong | Sichuan lovage rhizome | Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong |
sheng di | rehmannia root | Radix Rehmanniae |
bai ji li | caltrop fruit | Fructus Tribuli |
fang feng | ledebouriella root | Radix Ledebouriellae |
jing jie | schizonepeta herb | herba Schizonepetae |
he shou wu | fleeceflower root | Radix Polygoni Mulitflori |
huang qi | astragalus root | Radix Astragali |
gan cao | liquorice root | Radix Glycyrrhizae |
sheng jiang | fresh ginger | Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens |
Indications: skin sores with redness, itching, and even with thick oozing or bright red rashes due to heart blood stagnation, and wind and heat accumulated internally. With appropriate modifications, modern TCM uses the formula for various skin problems like eczema, urticaria, dermatitis or pruritus.