Description
Xi Lei San (Tin-Like Powder), from Appendices to the “Essentials from the Golden Cabinet” (Jin Gui Yi).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins, remove putridity, and promote granulation. Indicated for the treatment of pharyngitis with erosion, swelling and pain of the tongue and lips, oral ulcer, red swelling of the mouth mucous membrane, and ulcerative gingivitis caused by heat toxin
Indications: It is inadvisable to take too much orally. During medication, avoid eating pungent and fishy food. For external use, the affected area should be washed clean or sterilized
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
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, bottle it and seal up, 0.3 g each bottle. Take orally, 0.3–0.6 g each time, 2 times a day; or blow it to the affected area, 1–2 times a day; or as an enema, 0.6–0.9 g each time, add in physiological saline for retention enema, once every night
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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