Bai Hu Si Miao

Formula Code: C2040   Western Medical Indications: Immune-mediated arthritis infectious arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis Urinary tract infection TCVM Indications: Damp-Heat in the middle/lower jiaos Heat Bi syndrome Pain, redness, swelling and heat of joints Painful/swollen feet Pulse: Slippery or strong Tongue: Red with yellow coating Contraindications: Spleen Yang/Qi Deficiency Warning: May cause diarrhea or vomiting Dosage for Horse: 15 grams twice a day as top dressing on feed. Dosage for Dog/Cat: 0.5 gram per 10lbs. to 20lbs. body weight twice daily. Directions: Use as needed up to 1 month Chinese Principles of Treatment: Eliminate Wind-Damp-Heat, resolve stagnation, clear Heat to detoxify   Classical Antecedent: Bai Hu Si Miao is a combination of two clinical formulas, Bai Hu Tang and Si Miao San. Ingredients and Actions:

English Name Latin Name Actions    Cang Zhu    Atractylodes Dry up Damp, strengthen Spleen    Chuan Niu Xi    Cyathula Smoothen Channels and joints, descend    Gui Zhi    Cinnamomum Clear Wind-cold-damp, resolve stagnation    Hai Tong Pi    Erythrina Clear Wind-cold-damp, resolve stagnation    Huang Bai    Phellodendron Clear Damp Heat in the lower jiao    Shi Gao(Sheng)    Gypsum Clear Heat, purge Fire    Yi Yi Ren    Coix Eliminate Damp    Zhi Mu    Anemarrhena Clear Heat and nourish Yin