About da huang zhe chong wan

Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan, Rhubarb and Eupolyphaga Pill, is Da Huang, Tu Bie Chong, Tao Ren, Gan Qi, Qi Cao, Shui Zhi, Meng Chong, Huang Qin, Xing Ren, Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao and Gan Cao — four of the twelve being insects or leeches. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that invigorate the Blood and dispel stasis.

Herb

Amount

30 g

3 g

6 g

3 g

6 g

6 g

6 g

6 g

6 g

30 g

12 g

9 g

Actions and indications

Invigorates the Blood and strongly breaks up Blood stasis

Severe, long-standing Blood stasis with dry Blood (gan xue), a form of consumptive disease
Fixed abdominal masses, perhaps with local pain and tenderness, and abdominal fullness
No periods, where stasis blocks the Chong and Ren vessels
Tongue purplish or reddish, or dark and dry-looking, perhaps with stasis spots; pulse wiry and choppy, wiry, small and smooth, or deep and choppy

Nourishes the Blood and generates new Blood

Wasting in spite of eating, with poor appetite
Skin that is rough, dry and scaly, like fish scales
Dull, dark look to the eyes and the area around them
Tidal fever, and perhaps dry stools

Modern uses

Jaundice from stagnant Blood
Cirrhosis of the liver
Liver fibrosis
Alcoholic liver disease
Chronic hepatitis
Hepatic neoplasms
Liver cancer
Stomach cancer
Esophageal varices
Organomegaly
Tubercular peritonitis
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Uterine leiomyoma
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Amenorrhea
Lower abdominal masses
Abdominal pain
Abdominal fullness and distension
Anorexia
Post-surgical adhesions
Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombophlebitis
Osteomyelitis
Diabetes
Acne vulgaris
Psoriasis
Keloid
Prurigo nodularis
Dermatosclerosis
Rosacea
Leg erysipelas with lymphangitis

Cautions

pregnancy Strictly contraindicated in pregnancy: a strong purgative together with several animal Blood-breaking substances carries a serious risk of miscarriage

contraindication Amenorrhea from Blood deficiency

contraindication Not for general deficiency or amenorrhea without real signs of dry-Blood stasis; misused, it drains an already weak patient further

caution Gan Qi (processed lacquer) is potent and can be irritant or toxic; it is used only in small, processed amounts and is not for self-prescribing

caution Relevant for allergy or for anyone avoiding animal products: Shui Zhi, Qi Cao, Meng Chong and Tu Bie Chong are of insect or other animal origin

caution With warfarin or other anticoagulants, or a bleeding disorder: take only under professional guidance, as the formula strongly moves the Blood

Pinyin

da huang zhe chong wan

English Name

Rhubarb And Euphlyphaga Pill

da huang zhe chong wan

About da huang zhe chong wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Invigorates the Blood and strongly breaks up Blood stasis

Nourishes the Blood and generates new Blood

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

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