HERB FORMULAS

WU MEI YIN CHEN TANG - 烏梅茵陳汤 - MUME AND CAPILLARIS DECOCTION

English: Mume and Capillaris Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Mume Wu Mei 30g Expels roundworms, alleviates pain, astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea.
Sm. Zanthoxyli Bungeana Jiao Mu 9g Promotes diuresis, regulates urination and resolves swelling.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 12g Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 15g Clears Heat and facilitates the resolution of Dampness.
Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu 9g Drains Damp-Heat from the Urinary Bladder, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, expels parasites and stops itching.
Poria Fu Ling 15g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
With Cang Zhu, eliminates Dampness and clears Heat for Damp-Heat vaginal discharge.
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 9g Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Kills parasites
  • Stops vaginal discharge

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Yellow vaginal discharge
  • Discharge is spongy and frothy
  • Discharge may cloudy or turbid
  • Discharge may be accompanied by a foul smell
  • Short, reddish urination
  • Intense vaginal itching which is difficult to bear
  • T: Reddish
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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