HERB FORMULAS
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Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Rx. Pulsatillae | Bai Tou Weng | 6-18g | Clears Heat, alleviates dysentery, cools the Blood and resolves Fire toxicity. With Huang Bai, Qin Pi and Huang Lian, for Damp-Heat or epidemic dysenteric disorders |
| Fr. Bruceae | Ya Dan Zi | 0.5-2g | Cools Heat, resolves toxicity, expels
Dampness, cools the Blood and kills parasites. With Bai Tou Weng, Huang Bai and Huang Lian, for dysenteric disorders, particularly amebic dysentery. |
| Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | 3-10g | Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity and stops bleeding. With Huang Bai, Qin Pi and Bai Tou Weng, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos. |
| Rz. Dichroa | Chang Shan | 3-10g | Kills parasites. |
| Cx. Fraxini | Qin Pi | 3-16g | Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, dries Dampness and astringes diarrhea and dysentery. With Bai Tou Weng, cools Heat toxin and dries Dampness to treat Hot type red and white dysenteric disorders. With Bai Tou Weng and Huang Bai, for hot dysenteric disorders due to Heat toxin searing the Stomach and Intestines. With Bai Tou Weng and Huang Lian, for diarrhea or dysentery with tenesmus due to Damp-Heat. |
| Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | 3-12g | Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity. |
| Rx. Sanguisorbae | Di Yu | 6-16g | Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, clears Toxic Heat and astringes fluids. |
| Fr. Chebulae | He Zi | 3-10g | Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea. |
- Clears Heat
- Resolves toxicity
- Dries Dampness
- Astringes diarrhea and dysentery
- Kills parasites
- Damp-Heat diarrhea and dysentery
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| CONTRAINDICATIONS |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
- Decoct 150cc from 75g of the fresh herbs (one day's dosage) , filter the decoction, keep at room temperature. Infuse slowly into the rectum while the patient stays in bed, hold in the infusion as long as possible. Repeat two or three times as needed.