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Health Benefits
For: Acute appendicitis • Intestinal obstruction
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Research (sample)
Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category)
Category: Drain Downward ⌕ Subcategory: Warm Yang and Purge Accumulation ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue ⌕ Related Formula:
Actions
Induce vomiting • Induce diarrhea • Purge cold • Dissolve accumulation
Indications and Contraindications
Appearance: Tongue -Blue-purple, white coat Pulse -Deep and tight Face/other -
Patterns: Excess interior cold • Cold food blockage • Qi blockage
Indications: Abdominal pain • Rapid breathing • Acute chest pain • Lockjaw• Constipation • Unconscious
Contraindications: Pregnancy • Elderly or weak patients • severe abdominal pain from Heat or Summerheat • Urgent care use only
Properties
Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown.
Herbs
Cat/Dose
Actions
Properties
Ba Dou
30g
Gan Jiang • Ginger (Dried) • 干姜
Warm Interior Expel Cold
30gWarm interior • Expel cold • Stop bleeding • Transform phlegm • Rescue devastated yang • Warm Middle Jiao • Warm lungs • Warm meridians
Anticoagulant • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic
Da Huang • Rhubarb • 大黄
Downward Draining
30gDrain 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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Directions: Ba Dou is toxic. Original text has it for emergency use only. Powder - Grind ingredients into a fine powder. Take 0.6-1.5 g doses with rice water or warm to hot water. Can combine powder with honey to make into pills.
Modifications
For
Caution
Gan Jiang: Pregnancy • Blood heat • Pregnancy • Bloody mucous • Night sweats • Unexplained sweating • Heat induced pain • Heat induce vomiting
Da Huang: Pregnancy • Nursing • Menstruation • Qi deficiency • Blood deficiency • Stomach deficiency cold • Spleen deficiency cold • Normal or loose stool • Normal blood flow • Postpartum
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Notes
Bibliography: [3], [8], [9], [14]
Information in this post came from many sources, including class notes, practitioners, websites, webinars, books, magazines, and editor's personal experience. While the original source often came from historical Chinese texts, variations may result from the numerous English translations. Always consult a doctor prior to using these drugs. The information here is strictly for educational purposes.
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