Purgative Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Cold in Nature
Lan Wei Hua Yu Tang (阑尾化瘀汤)
Name
The Prescription of 阑尾化瘀汤
Source
The book Xin Ji Fu Zheng Xue
Ingredients
Yin Hua 15 g,Chuan Lian Zi 15 g,Da Huang 9 g,Mu Dan Pi 9 g,Tao Ren 9 g,Yan Hu Suo 9 g,Mu Xiang 9 g.Explanation
Da Huang: Removing accumulated heat from the intestines, clearing away heat and toxic material.
Dan Pi: Being bitter and pungent in flavor and cold in nature, clearing away heat in the blood.
Tao Ren: Being drastic in removing blood stasis, helping Mu Dan Pi and Da Huang to promote blood circulation and disperse blood stasis, and inducing bowel movement.
Chuan Lian Zi and Mu Xiang: Promoting the circulation of qi.
Yan Hu Suo: Activating blood and promoting the circulation of qi.
Yin Hua: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
The Effect of 阑尾化瘀汤
Effect
Promote the circulation of qi and activate blood, clear heat and remove toxicity.
Indications
Rebound tenderness, abdominal pain, fever, abdominal distension, local tenderness in right lower abdomen.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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