Enlightened Master Viscera-Nourishing Decoction

Enlightened Master Viscera-Nourishing Decoction

Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) 6 qian (18g), Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui) 6 qian (18g), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu baked) 6 qian (18g), Myristicae Semen (Rou Dou Kou roasted in flour) 0.5 liang (15g), Cinnamomi Cortex (Rou Gui) 8 qian (24g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhi Gan Cao) 8 qian (24g), Paeoniae Radix Alba (Bai Shao) 1 liang and 6 qian (48g), Aucklandiae Radix (Mu Xiang) 1 liang and 4 qian (42g), Chebulae Fructus (He Zi) 1 liang and 2 qian (36g), Papaveris Pericarpium (Ying Su Qiao honey-fried) 3 liang and 6 qian (108g)

Grind the medicinals into a coarse powder. Boil 6g of the powder in water, remove the dregs and take warm before meals. It can also be prepared as a decoction by adjusting the medicinal quantities based on the original ratio.

Astringes the intestines and rescues from desertion, warms and supplements the spleen and kidney.

This formula is used to treat chronic diarrhea or dysentery due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney. Corresponding symptoms include fecal incontinence, excessive diarrhea or dysentery, abdominal pain that is relieved by pressure and warmth, fatigue, poor appetite or reduced food intake. Usually, the tongue is pale with a white coating. The pulse is deep and slow or slow and thready.

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang treats intestinal incontinence due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney. The kidney governs the stool and urine and controls the opening and closing of the lower orifices. Because of deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney, the gate fails to close tightly. This means that deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney leads to excessive diarrhea, dysentery, or fecal incontinence. If the center qi sinks then there may be rectal prolapse. Because there is deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney, as well as disharmony between qi and blood, abdominal pain responds favorably to local warmth and pressure. The spleen governs transportation and transformation. Reduced food intake and fatigue result from its deficiency. A pale tongue body with a white coating and a thready pulse indicate deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney. The root of this disease is deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney, and fecal incontinence due to chronic diarrhea or dysentery is the branch. Urgent treatment of the branch is priority when there is severe loss of essence due to fecal incontinence. The main focus of this formula is to astringe the intestines and rescue from desertion while warming and supplementing the spleen and kidney.

1. Essential pattern differentiation Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang is frequently used for chronic diarrhea and dysentery in deficiency-cold patterns of the spleen and kidney. This clinical pattern is marked by fecal incontinence, abdominal pain relieved by local warmth and pressure, reduced food intake, pale tongue body with white coating, slow and thready pulse. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney: chronic enteritis, chronic colitis, intestinal tuberculosis, chronic dysentery and dysenteric syndrome. 3. Cautions and contraindications Patients taking this formula should avoid wine, noodles, cold or raw foods, fish, and oily foods. This formula is contraindicated if there is damp-heat present along with chronic diarrhea or dysentery.

Tao Hua Tang (Peach Blossom Decoction 桃花湯)

1. Aucklandia lappa is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix I. This speice is highly protected and the wild specice for commercial trade purposes is banned. 2. Ginseng ( Panax ginseng ) is listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II. Its trade is allowed but subject to licensing controls.