HERB FORMULAS

ZHI ZI HOU PO TANG - 梔子厚朴湯 - GARDENIA AND MAGNOLIA BARK DECOCTION

English: Gardenia and Magnolia Bark Decoction
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 9-12g Clears Heat, reduces Fire and eliminates irritability.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po 12g Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao, resolves Stagnation, descends Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Shi, for stagnant Qi failing to move with abdominal distention, wheezing, shortness of breath, nausea and constipation.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 6-9g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi, unblocks the bowels and removes Stagnant Food.
With Hou Po, for distention, swelling and pain due to Food Stagnation and Qi Stagnation.
With Zhi Zi, for a stifling sensation and distention in the epigastrium with feverishness after a febrile disease.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates restlessness and irritability
  • Relieves fullness and distention

SYNDROMES

  • If, after diaphoresis, purgation or emesis, there is fullness and distention

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Nausea
  • Fullness
  • Belching
  • Fever
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia with tossing and turning
  • A stifling sensation in the chest
  • A soft epigastrium
  • A general feeling of weakness and Deficiency
  • Hunger with no desire to eat
  • Anorexia
  • T: Normal
  • C: Slightly yellow
  • P: Slightly rapid or Strong and floating at the distal position

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution for those with long-lasting Spleen Deficiency with loose stools
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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