Osteomyelitis according to Chinese Medicine
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Two herbal formulas that might help with osteomyelitis
Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Clears Stagnant Heat in the intestines. Reduces swelling and disperses lumps.
Why might Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang help with osteomyelitis?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Blood Stagnation with Heat' of which osteomyelitis is a symptom.
Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Expels pus and reduces abscesses. Warms the Yang. Disperses clumping.
Why might Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San help with osteomyelitis?
Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of chronic osteomyelitis