san wu bei ji wan

Name: san wu bei ji wan
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Three Substance Pill for Emergencies

About san wu bei ji wan

San Wu Bei Ji Wan, Three Substance Pill for Emergencies, is Ba Dou, Gan Jiang and Da Huang. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm Yang and guide out accumulation, and records it as purging Cold accumulation drastically and easing pain.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ba dou	30 g
gan jiang	30 g
da huang	30 g

Actions and indications

Drastically purges Cold accumulation

Sudden, emergency-level blockage of the Stomach and Intestines by excess Cold, brought on by cold food or an abrupt Cold attack
Sudden, violent pain and distention of the epigastrium and abdomen, piercing as if with an awl, the abdomen rigid
No bowel movement at all, unable to eat or drink, and scanty urine
Stabbing chest pain with rough, rapid or laboured breathing, or asthma
Cold limbs and a pale or cyanotic face
In severe cases lockjaw or loss of consciousness
Tongue bluish-purple with a white or white slippery coat; pulse deep and tight, or deep and slow

Alleviates pain

Severe abdominal pain from Cold accumulation

Modern uses

Intestinal obstruction, including acute simple obstruction
Post-operative adhesions
Recalcitrant constipation
Food poisoning, acute cold-type
Acute cholecystitis
Acute appendicitis
Ascites
Cirrhosis of the liver
Liver cancer
Sudden syncope
Lockjaw

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Abdominal pain
Abdominal rigidity
Chest pain
Cold limbs
Constipation
Cyanosis
Epigastric pain
Loss of consciousness
Pallor
Poor appetite
Scanty urination
Shortness of breath
Stabbing pain
Trismus
Wheezing

Cautions

caution Ba Dou is among the most toxic herbs in the materia medica; use with extreme care, only when truly necessary, in small amounts and as an emergency measure under professional supervision, never for self-care or routine use
caution Too much Ba Dou shows as vomiting, a sore throat, violent watery diarrhea and severe pain in the abdomen
caution Ba Dou is defatted before use to lessen, not remove, its toxicity; the unprocessed seed is regarded as unsafe
contraindication Patients who are old, frail or weak by constitution
contraindication Acute abdominal pain from Heat or Summerheat, which this formula can dangerously worsen
pregnancy Contraindicated in pregnancy

Preparation

The three herbs, with Ba Dou defatted, are ground to a fine powder and taken as powder or made into small honey pills

Names

Pinyin	san wu bei ji wan
English Name	Three Substance Pill for Emergencies

Classification

Category: Warm Yang and Guide out Accumulation

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