di dang tang

Name: di dang tang
Creator: Bencao Index

Resistance Decoction

About di dang tang

Di Dang Tang, Resistance Decoction, is Shui Zhi, Meng Chong, Tao Ren and Da Huang — leech and horsefly among them. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that invigorate the Blood and dispel stasis, and records it as breaking up Blood stasis and clearing Heat.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
shui zhi	9 g
meng chong	9 g
tao ren	6 g
da huang	9 g

Actions and indications

Breaks up and dispels Blood stasis

Blood stasis in the Lower Jiao from Heat in the Blood
Lower abdomen hard, distended and painful, resisting pressure
Urination unaffected, or even increased
Black stools that pass easily
Late, irregular or absent periods, with clotted blood
Dark spots of stasis showing on the lips, face, tongue, nails and limbs
Tongue purplish with an ordinary coat; pulse deep, slow and irregular

Clears Heat

Manic behaviour and forgetfulness
Thirst and dry mouth

Modern uses

Acute pelvic inflammatory disease
Leiomyoma
Endometriosis
Dysmenorrhea
Amenorrhea
Irregular menstruation
Lochioschesis
Intrauterine myxedema
Thrombophlebitis
Postpartum thrombophlebitis
Arteriosclerosis
Coronary heart disease
Angina pectoris
Cor pulmonale
Stroke
Cerebrovascular disease
Mania
Schizophrenia
Epilepsy
Anxiety
Hyperglycemia
Obesity
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Acute urinary retention
Testicular tuberculosis
Icteric hepatitis
Schistosomiasis
Chronic colitis
Habitual constipation
Gangrene
External trauma

Symptoms

Amenorrhea
Delayed menstruation
Dry mouth
Hyperpigmentation
Irregular menstruation
Lower abdominal distention
Lower abdominal pain
Mania
Melena
Menstrual clots
Pain aggravated by pressure
Polyuria
Poor memory
Thirst

Cautions

caution Use only when Lower Jiao Blood stasis is of the excess type
contraindication Not for Qi deficiency
pregnancy Do not use in pregnancy

Names

Pinyin	di dang tang
English Name	Resistance Decoction

Classification

Category: Invigorate the blood and Dispel Stasis