HERB FORMULAS

BAI JIANG GUA LOU TANG - 败酱栝楼湯 - PATRINIA AND TRICHOSANTHIS DECOCTION

English: Patrinia and Trichosanthis Fruit Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, expels pus, reduces abscesses Dispels Blood Stasis and stops pain.
With Yi Yi Ren, for suppurations due to smoldering Damp-Heat.
Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou 30g Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules and eliminates pus.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 30g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, clears Heat, expels pus and clears Damp-Heat.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 9g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood, disperses Stagnation and reduces swelling.
Borax Peng Sha 9g Relieves toxicity, reduces swellings, clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, dries Dampness and transforms stones.
Rx. Sophorae Tonkinensis Shan Dou Gen 12g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and disperses swellings.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, Dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng 30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Damp-Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Esophageal Cancer due to Damp-Heat in the Spleen and Stomach

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Anorexia
  • Abdominal distention and discomfort
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Epigastric mass
  • Maybe abdominal pain on palpation
  • Yang jaundice (sclera and skin are bright yellow)
  • Dislike of oily foods
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Lassitude
  • Scanty, dark urine
  • Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Diarrhea with foul smell or
  • Constipation
  • Fever
  • Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thick, yellow and greasy (maybe sticky)
  • P: Soft and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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