CONSTIPATION

Question 0

Constipation: Yin Xu

Answer 0

Fx: Zeng Ye Tang + Bai Shao, Yu Zhu, Shi Hu, Huo Ma Ren, Gua Lou Ren, Bai Zi Ren
Tx: nourish yin, moisten INTs, unblock the bowels
Ingr. Mai Men Dong, Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen

Question 1

Constipation: Blood Xu

Answer 1

Fx: Run Chang Wan
Tx: Nourish Blood, moisten INTs, free the stools
Ingredients: 5 HERBS
Dang Gui (30g)
Sheng Di (30g)
Tao Ren (30g)
Huo Ma Ren (30g)
Zhi Ke (30g)

Question 2

common ingredients to open bowels: MOIST LAXATIVES

** KNOW 10

Answer 2

• Huo Ma Ren, Yu Lin Ren, Bai Zi Ren, Gua Lou Ren, Tao Ren, He Tao Ren, Xing Ren, Zi Su Zi, Hei Zhi Ma, Jue Ming Zi
• Dang Gui, He Shou Wu, Sang Shen
• Rou Cong Rong, Suo Yang

Question 3

Constip: HEAT ACCUMULATING IN ST AND LI

Answer 3

Fx: Ma Zi Ren Wan 
Tx: Drain heat, promote movement qi, moisten INTs and unblock bowels
Ingr.: Huo Ma ren-9
da huang-9
zhi shi-6
hou po-6
bai shao-6
xing ren-6

Question 4

Constip: QI STAGNATION

Answer 4

Tx: promote movement of qi, eliminate stag and unblock bowels
Fx: Liu Mo Tang
Ingr. Chen Xiang, Bing Lang, Wu Yao, Zhi Shi, Mu Xiang, Da Huang
6 Ingr.

Question 5

Constip: Cold Accumulating in the Interior

Answer 5

Tx: warm the interior, disperse cold, unblock bowels
Fx: Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Ingr. Da Huang-6, Zhi Fu Zi-9, Xi Xin-3

Question 6

Constip: Qi Xu

Answer 6

Tx: tonify qi, moisten INTs and unblock bowels
Fx: Huang Qi Tang
Ingr. Huang Qi-30, Huo Ma Ren-15, Chen Pi-9, Bai Mi-1 spoon, Gan Cao-3, w/ severe add Bai Zhu-15, Dang Shen-15

Question 7

Constip: Blood Xu

Answer 7

Tx: nourish blood, moisten INTs and unblock bowels
Fx: Run Chang Wan
Ingr. Dang gui, Huo Ma ren, sheng di, tao ren, zhi ke (all 30g)

Question 8

Constip: Yin xu

Answer 8

Tx: Nourish yin, moisten INTs, unblock bowels
Fx: Zeng Ye Tang (MMD, Sheng Di, Xuan shen-15g for all) (Increase Fluids decoction)+ Bai shao-15, yu zhu, shi hu, huo ma ren, gua lou ren, bai zi ren (6 for all others)

Question 9

Constip: Yang xu

Answer 9

Tx: warm KD yang, moisten INTs, unblock bowels
Fx: Ji Chuan Jian
Ingr. Rou Cong Rong (30g), Dang Gui (9g), Niu Xi (9g), Zhi Ke (9g), Ze Xie (9g), Sheng Ma (6g)

Question 10

Deficiency patterns for CONSTIPATION (4)

Excess patterns for CONSTIPATION (3)

Answer 10

Xu: Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang
Shi: Qi Stag, Heat Accum. in ST/LI, Cold Accum. in INT.