bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Coptis Rhizome (Rhizoma Coptidis)
add evodia 20 gm with stir-fried lingchi, remove evodia 40gm bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing heat, resolving dampness, astringing intestines, and checking diarrhea.
bubble_chart Indications
Red and white dysentery, abdominal pain and diarrhea, tenesmus, pus and blood mixed together, sometimes with mucus, red tongue with yellow coating, rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Coptis Rhizome is bitter in taste and cold in nature, capable of clearing dampness-heat in the intestines and has antibacterial effects; Aucklandia Root regulates qi, relieves distension, and alleviates pain; Dried Tangerine Peel and Poria, moving qi and resolving dampness, strengthen the spleen and promote digestion; Chebula Fruit clears heat and removes toxins, astringes the intestines and checks diarrhea; Nutmeg, pungent and warm, can astringe the intestines and check diarrhea.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification
- Chronic dysentery.
- Tenesmus.
- Stool with pus and blood or mucus.
- Yellow coating on the tongue.
- Rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- vomiting: add Pineilia, Magnolia Bark.
- severe abdominal pain: add green tangerine peel, Submature Bitter Orange.
- stool with pus and blood: add black Sanguisorba, Sophora Flower.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
This formula is not suitable for the initial stage of dysentery when the pathogen is strong, as Chebula Fruit and Nutmeg have astringent properties, which may lead to excessive astringency.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Chronic gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, diarrhea.
