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| Health Benefits |
| For: Worms • Cryptosporidiosis • Giardiasis • Toxoplasmosis |
| Atributes: |
| Products |
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Tablets |
Pills |
Capsules |
Granules |
| Other Names: |
| Category: Eliminate Food Stagnation, Expel Parasites ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Parasites Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang |
| Actions: Kill parasites • Reduce accumulation • Strengthens spleen • Clear heat |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: Pulse: Other: |
| Patterns: Parasites, Infant Malnutrition Food Stagnation |
| Indications: Childhood nutritional impairment from parasitic infestation: Sallow complexion, distended
Bing Lang 120 abdomen, intermittent attacks of abdominal pain, indigestion, emaciation, loose stools,
Huang Lian 300 Rou Dou Kou 150 feverishness, foul-smelling breath Mu Xiang 60. Used mainly for excess conditions.[Kim]
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| Contraindications: Deficiency conditions |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Fei Er Wan, 肥儿丸, Fat Baby Pill, |
| Herb List: Shi Jun Zi(150g) • Bing Lang(120g) • Huang Lian(300g) • Rou Dou Kou(150g) • Mu Xiang(60g) • Mai Ya(150g) • Shen Qu(300g) |
| Commentary: Shi Jun Zi (Kills intestinal parasites, especially roundworms, promote digestion),
Bing Lang (Expels parasites, regulates qi, and promotes digestion), Shen Qu (Aids digestion and relieves food stagnation), Mai Ya (Barley Helps digestion, especially of starchy foods, and improves appetite), Huang Lian (Clears heat and dampness, often used to address inflammation or infections, Rou Dou Kou (Warms the middle burner, alleviates diarrhea, and regulates digestion), Mu Xiang (Promotes the flow of qi and alleviates abdominal discomfort) |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
Shan Zha
Hawthorn Fruit • ⼭楂 ♠ |
Food Stagnation |
Clear stagnation • Promote digestion • Increase blood circulation • Reduce swelling • Relieve diarrhea |
Antibiotic • Cardiotonic • Hypotensive • Anticholesterol • Vasodilative • Gastrointestinal |
Shen Qu
Medicated Leaven • 神曲 ♠ |
Food Stagnation |
Clear food stagnation • Relief diarrhea • Move Qi |
facilitates digestion of carbohydrates |
Lai Fu Zi
Radish Seeds • 莱菔⼦ ♠ |
Food Stagnation |
Clear food stagnation, transform phlegm, Descend Lung Qi, Spleen, and Large Intestine [21] |
hypotensive [21] |
Ban Xia
Pinellia Root • 半夏 ♥ |
Phlegm Cold |
Transforms damp-phlegm • Direct stomach Qi downward• Stop cough/ wheezing • Relieve nausea & vomiting • Dissolve nodules and swellingsFan Ban Xia - deep fried with vinegar, Ming Fan, and Sheng Jiang • Jiang Ban Xia - fried with ginger juice |
reprotoxic, warming, drying, antitussive, antiemetic |
Chen Pi •
Dried Tangerine Rind • 陈皮 ♥ |
Regulate Qi |
Stop cough • Stop vomiting • Regulate Qi • Harmonize middle burner • Transform phlegm • Dry damp • Prevent cloying of tonifying herbs Dao Di: Guang Dong • The older the Chen Pi, the better the quality • For moving Qi, Chen Pi is focus on moving Qi in the epigastric area |
regulate gastrointestinal smooth muscles, clear phlegm, hypertensive, aid digestion, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, expectorant |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♥ |
Drain Dampness |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination Dao Di: Yun Nan |
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Lian Qiao •
Forsythia • 连翘 ♣ |
Clear Heat Resolve Toxins |
Clear heat - particularly in upper burner • Disperse clumps • Resolve toxins • Reduce abscesses • Promote urination • Clear ying level heat • Reduce fever |
Antibiotic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Antiemetic • Diuretic • Hepatoprotective |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Zhi Shi + Bin Lang |
Severe food stagnation 31 |
| + Huang Qin + Huang Lian |
Yellow tongue coating, rapid pulse 31 |
| + Da Huang |
Constipation 31 |
| + Bai Zhu |
Spleen deficiency 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Shan Zha:
Shen Qu:
Lai Fu Zi: Pregnancy
Ban Xia: Yin deficiency cough • Bleeding • Dehydration • Heat • Pregnancy • Incompatible with Wu Tou and Fu Zi • Antidepressant drugs • Blood pressure medication • Terfenadine (antihistamine) • Foods: lamb, goat
Chen Pi: Excess internal heat • Dry cough from heat, yin deficiency or qi deficiency • Cough with blood • Red tongue • Fluid deficiency
Fu LingBa Dou: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Lian Qiao: Diarrhea |
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