HERB FORMULAS

RUN CHANG WAN

English: Moisten the Intestines Pill (from Master Shen's Book)
Also Known As: Pill for Lubricating the Intestines

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Cauda Dang Gui Wei 10-15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 10-15g Releases the exterior and expels Wind.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 10-30g Breaks up Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren 30-37.5g Nourishes, moistens and lubricates the Intestines and nourishes the Yin.
With Tao Ren and Dang Gui, for habitual constipation.
Mel Feng Mi 30g Moistens the Intestines.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Moistens the Intestines
  • Promotes defecation
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Disperses Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Constipation (usually severe) due to Wind-Heat entering the Intestines and injuring the Spleen and Stomach
  • Constipation due to improper diet or overwork
  • Constipation due to combined Blood Deficiency, Blood Stasis and Internal ?Wind due to Blood Deficiency
  • Constipation due to Attacking the Lungs and Intestines and consuming Body Fluids

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Habitual constipation
  • Lusterless skin and nails
  • Dry mouth
  • Unquenchable thirst
  • Constipation in the elderly or weak individuals
  • Dizziness
  • Dry stools that are not difficult to pass
  • Palpitations
  • Lack of appetite
  • Lethargy
  • T: Dry and thin
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready

TREATS

  • Chronic constipation
  • Constipation in the initial stage of trauma to the lumbar vertebrae
  • constipation as sequela to cerebrovascular accident
  • Constipation associated with hypertension
  • Constipation in anemic or elderly people
  • Constipation in association with prolapse of the lumbar intervertebral discs or compressed fracture of the intervertebral discs

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula is stronger than Run Chang Wan #1 and is used for more severe conditions.

MODIFICATIONS

For fever: For abdominal pain:
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For Blood Deficiency:
For Wind and Dryness:
+ More Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren
+ More Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + More Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
For Qi Deficiency:
For Qi Stagnation:
 + Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Sm. Arecae Bing Lang + Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For accumulation of Hot Phlegm:
For Body Fluid Deficiency:
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Succus Bambusae Zhu Li
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For eliminating Wind without consuming Body Fluids:
For fibromyalgia due to Blood Deficiency:
- Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
 + Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
+ Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao