Medication for Allergic Purpura May 23, 2005

Medication for Allergic Purpura May 23, 2005

1. Heat-clearing and detoxifying medicines: honeysuckle, forsythia, dandelion, houttuynia, and indigo root.

2. Blood-activating and stasis-resolving medicines: rehmannia, red and white peony, danpi, processed frankincense, and myrrh.

3. Cooling blood and stopping bleeding medicines: licorice, purple herb, crane grass, white papyrus, locust flower, and diyu.

The pathogenesis of allergic purpura is believed to be blood stasis flowing abnormally outside the vessels, with prolonged stasis turning into heat, heat forming toxins, and wind-fire mutually reinforcing each other. The most commonly used prescription for treating allergic purpura is: honeysuckle, forsythia, dandelion, houttuynia, tu fu ling, white papyrus, white bark, rehmannia, windproof, bi xie, red peony, danpi, licorice, and cicada slough. All are decocted and taken orally. A mnemonic verse goes: “Three flavors of disinfection (earth) white ground wind, bi xie red dan grass cicada call.” This formula contains rehmannia, red peony, and danpi; it also includes honeysuckle, forsythia, dandelion, and houttuynia—so-called “grass” refers to crane grass and purple herb.