da huang zhe chong wan

Rhubarb And Euphlyphaga Pill

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.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
da huang30 g
tu bie chong3 g
tao ren6 g
gan qi3 g
qi cao6 g
shui zhi6 g
meng chong6 g
huang qin6 g
xing ren6 g
sheng di huang30 g
bai shao12 g
gan cao9 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

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

Honey pills from the finely powdered ingredients, taken with warm water or wine; sometimes made as a decoction when a stronger, faster effect is wanted

Names

Pinyinda huang zhe chong wan
English NameRhubarb And Euphlyphaga Pill

Classification

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