DUI YAO - Purgatives and Laxatives

Question 1

Da Huang + Mang Xiao

Answer 1

1. Constipation with hard, dry stools and abdominal pain due to Heat accumulation
2. Constipation with high fever, tidal fever, mental confusion due to excess heat in Yang Ming Fu
3. Chronic or severe constipation due to Heat

Da Huang: purgative; cold temp

Mang Xiao: very cold, heat accumulation

Purge heat through stools

Question 2

Da Huang + Fu Zi

Answer 2

1. Constipation, abdominal pain, aversion to cold, and cold limbs due to cold accumulation

Da Huang: purgative;need higher amount of Fu Zi to compete with cold nature

Fu Zi: Hot herb for cold accumulation

Question 3

Dang Gui + Rou Cong Rong

Answer 3

1. Constipation due to body fluid deficiency after Warm-febrile disease, giving birth
2. Constipation due to blood deficiency, especially for elderly/deficient constitution

Dang Gui: tonifies blood, moves blood

Rou Cong Rong: Yang tonic

Question 4

Tao Ren + Xing Ren

Answer 4

1. Chest, epigastric, and lower abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation and blood stasis
2. Constipation of the deficient type d/t dryness in the LI
3. Constipation of the excess type d/t Qi Stagnation

Tao Ren: peach kernel, blood level

Xing Ren: apricot kernel, Qi level