HERB FORMULAS

RETENTION ENEMA #6

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 10g Relieves diarrhea and stops bleeding.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Calms Liver Yang, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Fang Feng, Bai Zhu and Chen Pi, for painful diarrhea and borborygmus.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 10g Augments Qi and dries Dampness.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm and dries Dampness.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces swelling and generates flesh
Myrrh Mo Yao 10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh and promotes healing.
With Ru Xiang, disseminates and unblocks the organs and dredges the channels and collaterals to treat epigastric, flank, abdominal and joint pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Intestinal Qi
  • Relieves spasms
  • Promotes healing

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation Invades the Spleen with Stagnant Heat, Damp-Heat or Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Chronic or recurrent diarrhea with Blood and mucus
  • The diarrhea usually occurs in cycles from weeks to months with an obvious emotional component
  • The diarrhea may alternate with constipation
  • Abdominal distention and pain preceding an incident
  • Gas
  • Borborygmus
  • Dysentery
  • Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Mood swings
  • Temporal or tension headaches
  • Red, sore, dry eyes
  • Facial flushing
  • Nightsweats
  • Bitter or metallic taste in the mouth
  • Dry mouth
  • Anorexia
  • Nausea
  • Acid reflux
  • The patient generally feels hot
  • Women:
    Irregular menses
    Dysmenorrhea
    Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • T: Red or Red edges or Red spots on the edges
  • C: Yellow
  • P:Strong, wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Brew the herbs as a normal decoction, strain and cool to body temperature. Insert 100-200 ml and retain for 1/2 hour to 2 hours while lying down.

MODIFICATIONS