| Fang name | Immature Orange Fruit Stagnation-Removing Pill |
| source | Neiwaishang Bianhuo Lun |
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[Preparation method and dosage]
Alisma (Rhizoma Alismatis)
6gm Make pills by mixing with water into a paste, 6-9 gm per serving, given with warm water, 2 times a day. Or the original proportion may be reduced and decocted in water for administration.
[Efficacy]
Dissipation retention of food, clear draining dampness heat. Used for dampness-heat syndrome/pattern of dyspepsia, which manifests as gastric stuffiness in the chest, diarrhea, or large constipation knots, short red urine, yellow and greasy tongue coating, heavy and weak pulse, etc.
[Prescription]
In the prescription, Rhubarb Rhizoma is used extensively to cleanse away accumulation and is the main medicine. Immature Orange Fruit regulates qi and resolving stuffiness, and is an auxiliary drug. Skullcap Root, Coptis Rhizome clearing heat and drying dampness, thickening the intestines to stop dysentery; Poria, Alisma > Promoting urination and draining dampness to stop diarrhea; White Atractylodes Rhizome invigorating spleen and drying dampness, both as guiding medicinal.
[Modern application]
constipation.
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