Prescriptions for Relieving Diarrhea with Astringents
Zaochang Wan
Name
The Prescription of Zaochang Wan
Source
The book Yun Qi Zi Bao Ming Ji
Ingredients
1 Fu Zi,Long Gu 15 g,Gan Jiang 30 g,Wu Zhu Yu 15 g,Mi Qiao 15 g,He Zi 15 g.Explanation
Long Gu: Inducing sedation and tranquilization, pacifying the liver and subduing yang, arresting and astringing discharge.
He Zi and Mi Qiao: Astringing intestine to check diarrhea.
Fu Zi: Reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain.
Gan Jiang: warming the Yang-Qi of the middle-Jiao to remove cold in the interior, assisting Fu Zi in promoting the generation of Yang-Qi.
Wu Zhu Yu: Dispelling cold and alleviating pain, checking adverse rise of qi and arresting vomiting, drying dampness.
The Effect of Zaochang Wan
Effect
Astringe intestine to check diarrhea, warm the spleen and stomach, dry dampness and dispel cold.
Administrations
All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. The powder is made with wine into pills. 30 pills are taken each time with warm water.
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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