WU WEI XIAO DU YIN

Clear Heat • Resolve Fire Toxin • Reduce Swelling

Symptoms

Acute Skin Lesions: Boils, furuncles, carbuncles, or "deep-rooted" pimples that are bright red, hot to the touch, and throbbing.

Early Abscesses: Localized swelling and hardness where the infection is struggling to surface but hasn't yet formed a head of pus.

Inflammatory Signs: Rapid onset of localized redness and heat; may be accompanied by mild fever or systemic restlessness.

Key Indicator: "Toxic Heat in the Skin and Flesh"—where external Heat or internal "Damp-Heat" has become "Fire Toxin," stagnating the Blood and Qi in a specific area.

Tongue: Red body with a yellow coating.

Pulse: Rapid (Shu) and potentially Forceful (Shi).

Ingredients

Jin Yin Hua (Lonicerae Flos)

Raw Herbs: 25g | Granules: 20.8g

Ye Ju Hua (Chrysanthemi Indici Flos) *

Raw Herbs: 20g | Granules: 16.7g

Pu Gong Ying (Taraxaci Herba)

Raw Herbs: 30g | Granules: 25.0g

Tian Kui Zi (Semiaquilegiae Radix)

Raw Herbs 15g | Granules 12.5g

Zi Hua Di Ding (Herba Violae)

Raw Herbs 30g | Granules 25.0g

Description

Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin is composed entirely of cold, bitter, and acrid herbs that "dissolve" the toxicity from the inside out.

The Anti-Toxin Chiefs (Jin Yin Hua & Lian Qiao): These two are the "Pioneers" of clearing Heat. They vent the heat to the surface and move it out of the Blood to stop the spread of infection.

The "Deep-Clearing" Duo (Pu Gong Ying & Xia Ku Cao): Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying) is famous for clearing Heat from the Liver and Breast (mastitis). Xia Ku Cao (Prunella) specifically targets "clumped" heat and phlegm, making it ideal for hard nodules or swellings.

The External Vent (Ye Ju Hua): Wild Chrysanthemum is more potent and "clearing" than the common garden variety. It specifically targets the Fire Toxin lodged in the skin.

Posology

Granules

3 to 9g daily, divided into 2 doses, taken with warm water.

Raw Plants

Decoct in 800ml of water. For acute skin infections, this formula is sometimes used both internally and externally: the decoction is drunk, and the dregs are applied as a warm poultice directly onto the red, swollen area to "draw out" the heat.

Cautions

Not for "Cold" or "Deficiency" Sores. If a skin lesion is flat, purple/dark, not painful, or does not feel hot, this formula is contraindicated. It is also not appropriate once an abscess has fully burst and is draining pus—at that stage, the body needs tonifying herbs like Huang Qi to heal the wound. Prolonged use can damage the Spleen Qi due to its very cold and bitter nature.