Description
E Zhang Feng Jin Pao Fang (Soak Formula for Goose-web Wind), from Teaching Materials of TCM External Medicine (Zhong Yi Wai Ke Xue Jiang Yi).
Actions: Kill worms and relieve itching. Indicated for the treatment of goose-web wind (tinea manuum) and tinea of feet and hands (tinea manus and pedis), with itch of the hand and foot, rhagades of hand and foot, pale tongue, thin and white coating, and moderate pulse
Indications: It is inadvisable to use potash or soapsuds wash the skin in seven days after soaking, and should be under moratorium on the use for patients with rhagades. Its use is best in dog-days
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 861–873.
Preparation
Soak the ingredients in rice vinegar for 24 h and decoct until boiling; when it becomes warm, pour into a plastic bag, then soak the hands or feet in the bag (with bag mouth bundled up) for 6–12 h, 24 h later, boil the decoction and soak again as the same method, continuing for 3–4 days
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