[Preparation method and dosage]
Magnolia Bark (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis)
roasted, peeled 30gm (1 jīn) the above 6 ingredients, honey and pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Drink ten pills, administer 3 times a day, gradually increase, and take it as a measure.
[Efficacy]
Moistens the intestines, nourishes dryness, and relieves defecation.
[Indications]
Gastrointestinal dryness-heat constipation syndrome. Hard stool, frequent urination, hard stool or not being able to hold it for several days, or difficulty in passing stool, fluid retention, normal eating and urination.
[Prescription]
Shanghan Lun said that Hemp Seed Pill treats spleen constrained syndrome/pattern due to dryness-heat in the stomach and insufficient spleen fluid. Therefore, the treatment should be moistening intestines and purging heat, moving qi to relieve constipation. In the prescription, Hemp Seed has a moist and greasy texture, moistening intestines to relieve constipation; Rhubarb Rhizoma relieves heat and relieves dysentery; Bitter Apricot Seed descending qi moistens the intestines; Peony Root nourishes yin and internal organs; Immature Orange Fruit, Magnolia Bark moving qi breaks knots to strengthen diarrhea For laxative power, honey and medicine are made into pills to moisten dryness and smooth the intestines.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]
Anyone with constipation and no other evidence can use it.
[Addition and subtraction]
- Blood dry constipation: Add Chinese Angelica and Peach Kernel.
- bloody defecation perianal abscess: add Sophora Flower, Platycladus, Schizonepeta.
- constipation: add Sodium Sulfate.
- Dryness-heat damage: add Trichosanthes Seed, Platycladi Seed.
- hemorrhoids constipation: add Coptis Rhizome, Cimicifuga Rhizome, Peach Kernel, Chinese Angelica .
[Modern application]
Elderly constipation, habitual constipation, intestinal obstruction.