HERB FORMULAS

JIU WEI BING LANG JIA WU FU TANG - 九味槟榔加吳茯湯 - ARECA NINE DECOCTION WITH EVODIA AND PORIA

English: Areca Nine Decoction with Evodia and Poria
Also Known As: Semen Areca Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Arecae Bing Lang 6-15g Regulates Qi, reduces accumulations, unblocks the bowels and promotes urination.
With Zi Su Ye, Chen Pi and Sheng Jiang, for Wind-Damp Leg Qi.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 3-9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, descends Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi, dispels Damp-Heat, harmonizes the Liver and Spleen and
alleviates pain.
With Bing Lang, for Qi Stagnation in the Stomach and Intestines.
With Bing Lang and Da Huang, for epigastric and abdominal fullness, distention, and pain with constipation.
Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye 3-10g Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold and promotes the movement of Spleen and Stomach Qi.
Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu 3-10g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, promotes the movement of Qi, relieves Stagnation in the Liver channel and alleviates pain.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9-15g Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, releases the muscle layer and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.
With Fu Ling, unblocks Yang and facilitates the removal of congested fluids.
With Wu Zhu Yu, for abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and menstrual irregularity due to Cold from Deficiency in the Chong and Ren channels.
With Da Huang, removes Blood Stasis and unblocks the flow of Qi.
Poria Fu Ling 9-18g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Mu Xiang, for diarrhea and borborygmus due to Dampness.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 3-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and eliminates Phlegm.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 3-6g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration,
disperses Cold, warms the Middle, warms the Lungs and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.
With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-3g Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels water accumulation
  • Disperses Qi and Blood Stagnation
  • Relieves constipation

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Stagnation with water accumulation in the legs

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Pitting edema
  • Numbness
  • Fatigue
  • Weakness in the legs
  • Palpitations
  • Distention beneath the Heart
  • Constipation
  • Dyspnea
  • T: Blue purple maybe with purple or red spots
  • C: White
  • P: Choppy or Wiry and choppy

TREATS

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