| formula name | Fluid-Replenishing Decoction |
Decocted with water twice, taken in two doses, 2 doses per day.
Jingyue Quanshu: "One and a half cups of water, decoct until seven or eight parts remain. Take before meals."
bubble_chart Efficacy
Warming the kidneys and replenishing essence, moistening the intestines to relieve constipation.
Elderly kidney deficiency, severe constipation, clear and long urination, sore waist and weak feet, cold back and fear of cold, weak and deep pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
The kidneys govern the two lower orifices. When kidney qi is deficient, the lower origin is not warmed, the five kinds of fluid are not transformed, and the intestines lose their moisture, leading to constipation. The method should be to warm the kidneys and moisten the intestines. In the formula, Desertliving Cistanche warms the kidneys and benefits essence, moistens dryness and lubricates the intestines; Chinese Angelica nourishes blood and regulates blood, pungently moistens and promotes bowel movements; Achyranthes Root tonifies the kidneys and strengthens the waist, its nature is descending; Submature Bitter Orange widens the intestines and lowers qi; Alisma enters the kidneys and drains turbidity; a small amount of Cimicifuga Rhizome is added to raise clear yang, so that the clear rises and the turbid descends. Zhang Jing-yue called this formula: "A tonic formula used for dredging." Therefore, it is suitable for those with kidney deficiency constipation disease.
bubble_chart Formula Modification- qi deficiency, add Ginseng.
- If there is fire, add Skullcap Root.
- kidney deficiency, add Prepared Rehmannia Root.
- If deficiency is severe, Submature Bitter Orange is not necessary.
Take one and a half cups of water, boil until reduced to seven or eight tenths. Consume before meals.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Improve intestinal blood circulation and regulate body fluid metabolism. Mainly used for senile constipation and habitual constipation.