HERB FORMULAS

WU REN WAN - 五仁丸 - FIVE SEED PILL

English: Five Seed Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 15g Breaks up Blood Stasis, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels: for constipation due to dry Intestines.
With Xing Ren, for constipation due Lung Qi Stagnation.
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren 30g Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
With Bai Zi Ren and Yu Li Ren, for constipation due to Dryness.
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 4g Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
Sm. Pini Song Zi Ren 3g Moistens the Intestines and smooths the bowel movement.
Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren 3g Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels: for constipation due to Qi Stagnation.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 120g Regulates and descends Qi, tonifies the Spleen and adjusts the Middle Jiao.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Lubricates the Intestines

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency of Fluid in the Large Intestine
  • Constipation due to old age or childbirth

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Constipation without Heat
  • Dry stools
  • Knotted constipation or bowel movements once a day
  • Difficulty passing stools
  • Dizziness
  • Bad breath
  • Mouth and throat dry
  • T: Red
  • C: Little
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For bleeding hemorrhoids:
   
+ Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi    
   
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu    
or
    
+ Sophora Japonica Powder
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