HERB FORMULAS

CHOLELITHIASIS #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 9g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
With Mu Xiang, for acute diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 9g Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 6g Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 6g Promotes the movement of Qi, dispels Damp-Heat, harmonizes the Liver and Spleen and alleviates pain.
Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao 12g Clears Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat and expels gallstones.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Drains Dampness
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Regulates Qi
  • Expels stones

SYNDROMES

  • DAmp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Right-sided rib distention and pain
  • Abdominal distention and fullness
  • Palpable pain in the Gallbladder region
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Sluggish intake
  • Dry mouth with a bitter taste
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • Alternating chills and fever
  • If heat is Internal, only fever
  • There may be Yang jaundice that is bright and sometimes itches
  • Right upper quadrant pain
  • Anorexia
  • Tendency toward Liver enlargement
  • Dry stools
  • Yellow urine
  • Jaundice
  • Hepatomegaly
  • T: Normal or Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow or Dry and yellow (more Heat)
  • P: Wiry, slippery and rapid or Rolling and rapid or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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