🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Flat Warts
（One）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Damp-toxin-heat stagnates in skin, obstructing qi and blood circulation.
【Therapeutic Method】Resolving dampness, clearing heat, detoxifying, activating blood and softening hardness.
【Formula Name】Kewo Decoction.
【Composition】Hedyotis Diffusa 30g, Herba Smilacis Glabrae 20g, Portulaca oleracea 30g, Coix Seed 30g, Prunella vulgaris 12g, Oyster Shell 20g (decocted first), Equisetum 12g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Safflower 6g, Red Peony Root 10g, Purple Gromwell 12g, Fried Glycyrrhiza 6g.
【Usage】Decocted twice, taken in morning and evening, one dose daily.
【Source】Yang Jinghai's formula.
（Two）
【Syndrome Differentiation】External wind-toxin invasion, internal liver fire agitation.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and calming liver.
【Formula Name】Huadu Xiaowo Decoction.
【Composition】Isatis tinctoria 30g, Dandelion 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Hedyotis Diffusa 30g, Herba Smilacis Glabrae 30g, Oyster Shell 30g (decocted first), Magnetite 30g (decocted first), Fresh Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Scutellaria baicalensis 12g, Prepared Rhubarb 9g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Li Yuanwen's formula.
（Three）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Damp-heat steams internally, erupts on skin.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and removing dampness.
【Formula Name】Qingre Chushī Tang.
【Composition】Prunella vulgaris 15g, Isatis tinctoria 15g, Dictamnus Bark 15g, Forsythia suspensa 15g, Agastache rugosa 15g, Eupatorium fortunei 15g, Coix Seed 15g, Poria 15g, Lablab 15g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, Citrus Peel 10g, Glycyrrhiza 3g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Li Yuanwen's formula.
（Four）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Internal accumulation of damp-heat.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and resolving dampness.
【Formula Name】Danggui Niutong Tang Modified.
【Composition】Ligusticum chuanxiong 15g, Artemisia capillaris 15g, Sophora flavescens 15g, Saposhnikovia 12g, Angelica sinensis 12g, Scutellaria baicalensis 12g, Fried Glycyrrhiza 10g, Alisma 10g, Zeaxanthin 10g, Anemarrhena asphodeloides 10g, Cimicifuga 6g, Atractylodes lancea 6g, Kudzu Root 6g, Atractylodes macrocephala 10g, Codonopsis pilosula 30g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Fu Zuoqiong's formula.
（Five）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Constitutional yang excess, exposure to heat toxin, invading nutritive blood.
【Therapeutic Method】Activating blood and cooling blood, clearing heat and detoxifying.
【Formula Name】Huoxue Jiedu Tang.
【Composition】Angelica sinensis 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa 15g, Red Peony Root 15g, Coix Seed 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Honeysuckle 30g, Scrophularia 15g, Prunella vulgaris 30g, Fo-ti 15g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Wang Langen's formula.
（Six）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Liver fire agitated by anger, qi and blood stagnate in skin.
【Therapeutic Method】Calming liver, softening hardness, clearing heat and detoxifying.
【Formula Name】Chuwu Tang.
【Composition】Coix Seed 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Hedyotis Diffusa 15g, Oyster Shell Powder 30g, Prunella vulgaris 15g, Red Peony Root 10g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, once daily, twice daily. Remaining residue decocted again for fumigation and washing of affected area for 15–20 minutes.
【Source】He Tongguo's formula.
（Seven）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Imbalance of qi and blood, loose pores, re-exposure to external pathogens, coagulating in skin.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and detoxifying, activating blood and dispersing nodules.
【Formula Name】Fufang Muze Tang.
【Composition】Equisetum 30g, Coix Seed 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Forsythia suspensa 30g, Cyperus rotundus 15g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, twice daily. Remaining residue decocted again for external wash; soak gauze in decoction and rub affected area three times daily.
【Source】Department of Dermatology, School of Surgery, Shaanxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
（Eight）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Spleen-lung damp-heat stagnates, fire festers in skin.
【Therapeutic Method】Drying dampness, clearing heat, softening hardness, removing stasis, antiviral.
【Formula Name】Flat Wart External Treatment Formula.
【Composition】Borneol 10g (separately packed), Mirabilite 10g (separately packed), Sophora flavescens 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Isatis tinctoria 30g, Houttuynia cordata 30g, Peach Kernel 10g, Safflower 10g.
【Usage】First grind borneol and mirabilite into extremely fine powder for later use. Then decoct remaining herbs to obtain concentrated juice. After cooling to skin-tolerable temperature, repeatedly wipe affected area with cloth or cotton ball soaked in medicine for 15–20 minutes. Then mix the reserved borneol and mirabilite with cold boiled water into a paste (mix only what is needed), repeatedly apply to affected area for 15–20 minutes, applying pressure without breaking skin. Apply once daily, twice daily. One course lasts 5 days.
【Source】Shi Yongmao's formula.