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| Health Benefits |
| For: constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain |
| Atributes: |
| Products |
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Tablets |
Pills |
Capsules |
Granules |
| Other Names: |
| Category: Eliminate Food Stagnation ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Source: Ru Men Shi Qin |
| Actions: Promotes the movement of qi, guides out stagnation, purges accumulation, and drains heat
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| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: yellow, greasy coat Pulse: deep, excessive Other: |
| Patterns: Food Stagnation |
| Indications: Food stagnation leading to damp heat (hematochezia, tenesmus) and Qi stagnation (abdominal fullness and pain, diarrhea or constipation). Yellow greasy tongue coating, deep excessive pulse
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| Description |
| Name Variations: Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan, 木香檳榔丸, Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill, |
| Herb List: Mu Xiang(K) • Bing Lang(K) • Da Huang(M) • Qian Niu Zi(M) • Qing Pi(M) • Xiang Fu(M) • E Zhu(A) • Chen Pi(A) • Huang Lian(A) • Huang Bai(A) |
| Commentary: |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
Mu Xiang
Costus Root • 木香 ♠ |
Regulate Qi |
Tonify spleen • Tonify stomach • Moves Qi • Relief pain • Clear Qi stagnation • Clear food stagnation • Clear damp heat |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibacterial • Antibiotic • Anticancer • Anticoagulant • Antifeedant • Antioxidant • Insecticidal |
Bing Lang
Betel Nut • 槟榔 ♠ |
Expel Parasites |
Kill parasites, promote urination, move Qi, clear food stagnation, relieve nausea/vomitingDao Di: Guang Dong |
anti-parasitic, increase appetite, hypotensive, purgative |
Da Huang •
Rhubarb • 大黄 ♥ |
Downward Draining |
Drain downward • Promote menstruation • Reduce accumulation • Drain fire • Cools blood • Clear heat • Dry dampness • Resolve blood stasis (add near end of decoction) |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Choleretic • Cholagogic • Hemostatic • Immunity booster • Laxative • Nephroprotective |
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• Qian Niu Zi ♥ |
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Qing Pi •
Immature Tangerine Peel • 青皮 ♥ |
Regulate Qi |
Breaks up stagnant Qi • Spread Liver Qi • Stronger at knocking out stagnation than Chen PiFor moving Qi: Epigastric area - Chen Pi • Intestinal area - Mu Xiang • From epigastric all the way to the abdominal area - Zhi Shi and Zhi Ke • Lateral side area -Chai Hu, Xiang Fu, Qing Pi, and Fo Shou • Lower abdomen: Wu Yao warms kidney • Upper chest area: Tan Xiang, Xie Bai • REN4 & REN6 area: Chen Xiang |
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| Xiang Fu • Nut-Grass Rhizome • 香附 ♥ |
Regulate Qi |
Spreads and regulate Liver qi • Regulate menses • Relieve pain |
sedative, analgesic, uterine relaxant, antipyretic, antibiotic, hypotensive[18] |
E Zhu •
Zedoaria • 莪术 ♣ |
Invigorate Blood |
Break up blood stasis • Move Qi • Relief pain • Resolve food stagnation • Treats cancer |
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| 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 |
Huang Lian •
Coptis Root • 黄连♣ |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness
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Drain Stomach fire, Heart heat, and intestinal heat • Dry intestine dampness • Sedate fire • Stop bleeding |
Antibiotic • anti-inflammatory • anti-pyretic • hypotensive • anti-ulcer • anti-diarrhea chologogic |
Huang Bai •
Chinese Cork Tree • 黄柏♣ |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness
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Clear deficiency heat • Dry dampness • Sedate fire • Resolve toxins |
Antibiotic • Antitussive • Expectorant • Hypotensive |
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| Directions: |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Mu Xiang: Daisy allergy • Yin Xu Fire • Depleted Fluids • Blazing Fire.
Bing Lang: Qi prolapse, Qi deficiency, Spleen/Stomach deficiency
Da Huang: Qi deficiency • Blood deficiency • Stomach deficiency cold • Spleen deficiency cold • Normal or loose stool • Normal blood flow • Postpartum • Caution with pregnancy, lactation, menstruation [21]
Qian Niu Zi:
Qing Pi:
Xiang Fu: Qi deficiency without stagnation • Yin deficiency • Blood heat
E Zhu: Pregnancy • Excessive menstruation
Chen Pi: Excess internal heat • Dry cough from heat, yin deficiency or qi deficiency • Cough with blood • Red tongue • Fluid deficiency
Huang Lian: Yang deficiency, yin deficiency, Spleen or Stomach deficiency, pork[42] • Pregnancy, newborns, lactation[49]
Huang Bai: Spleen or kidney yang deficiency • Not for long term use • Spleen and stomach deficiency cold |
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