Week 11- Formulas that Drain Downward_Warm and Purge Flashcards
PinYin
Rhubarb and Aconite Accessory Root Decoction
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Ingredients
Bao Fu Zi [baked Aconiti et Rhizoma]
Da Huang [Rhei Rx et Rz]
Xi Xin [Asari Rx et Rz]
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Ax
Warms the interior, disperses COLD, unblocks the bowels and alleviates pain
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
S/Sx
Abdominal pain, constipation, hypochondriac pain, chills, low-grade fever, cold hands and feet
TONGUE: white, greasy coating
PULSE: submerged, tight, wiry
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Dx
COLD pathogen accumulation from stagnation that clump together in the interior
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
PinYin
Three-Substance Pill Prepared for Emergencies
San Wu Bei Ji Wan
Ingredients
Ba Dou [Crotonis Semen]
Gan Jiang [Zingiberis Rz]
Da Huang [Rhei Rx et Rz]
San Wu Bei Ji Wan
Ax
Harshly purges cold accumulation
San Wu Bei Ji Wan
S/Sx
Sudden epigastric and abdominal pain and distention w pain so intense that it feels ‘as if an awl is piercing the abdomen’, rough eleven breathing, a cyanotic complexion, no bowel movements
TONGUE: bluish-purple w white coating
PULSE: submerged, tight
San Wu Bei Ji Wan
Dx
Sudden onset of severe cold accumulation attributing to cold food stagnation in the ST and Intestines obstructing flow of Qi
San Wu Bei Ji Wan