formula | Rhubarb Pill Da Huang Wan |
source | Shengji Zonglu Volume 50 |
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bubble_chart Composition Rhubarb (prepared, filed) 15 gm, Platycodon (stir-fried) 8 gm, Bitter Orange (stir-fried with bran, pith removed) 8 gm, Ligusticum Wallichii 8 gm, Notopterygium (de-reeded head) 8 gm, Aucklandia 8 gm, Bupleurum (seedling removed) 8 gm, Angelica Pubescens (de-reeded head) 8 gm, Morning Glory Seed 30 gm (half stir-fried, half raw).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above 9 ingredients into powder, cook the radish until tender, mix with the medicinal powder, and pound evenly in a wooden mortar to form pills as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 30 pills each time, which can be increased to 40 pills. Take with warm water after meals and before sleep.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Relieving constipation and clearing heat, regulating qi and alleviating pain.
bubble_chart Indications
Large intestine heat, chest and heart dysphoria, headache, difficulty in bowel movements, abdominal and flank distension, dry mouth and tongue.