zeng ye cheng qi tang

Name: zeng ye cheng qi tang
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Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction

About zeng ye cheng qi tang

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang, Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction, adds Da Huang and Mang Xiao to the Zeng Ye Tang base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that drain downward, and records it as enriching Yin while unblocking the bowels.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
xuan shen	30 g
mai men dong	24 g
sheng di huang	24 g
da huang	9 g
mang xiao	4.5 g

Actions and indications

Enriches Yin and generates fluids

Yang Ming deficiency: fluids too depleted to move the stool
Yin-deficient constipation that Zeng Ye Tang alone has not moved
Thirst with a dry mouth and lips
Tongue red, thin and dry, with little or no coat, or a thin yellow or scorched yellow coat; pulse thin and slightly rapid, or weak and without force

Drains Heat and unblocks the bowels

Dry, hard stools that are hard to pass, even with purgatives
Fullness and distension of the epigastrium and abdomen

Modern uses

Habitual constipation
Irritable bowel syndrome
Hemorrhoids
Anal fissures
Abdominal fullness and distension
Chronic pancreatitis
Intestinal tuberculosis
Aphthous ulcers
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
Toothache
Base formula for oral side effects of radiation
Dry mucous membranes
Dry skin
Skin diseases
Epistaxis
Glaucoma
Hyperthyroidism
Hypertension
Headache
Dizziness
Neck stiffness
Fever
After-effects of infectious diseases
Postpartum anuria
Kidney failure

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Constipation
Dry lips
Dry mouth
Dry stools
Epigastric distention
Thirst

Modifications

Anal fissure with blood in the stool: + di yu, + huai hua (chao)
Anal fissure with severe pain: + zhi ke, + yan hu suo
Postpartum anuria: + che qian zi, + jie geng
Postpartum anuria with fever from infection: + che qian zi, + jie geng, + huang bai, + pu gong ying
Nosebleed: + mu dan pi, + zhi shi, + hou po
Constipation as a side effect of phenothiazine drugs: + zhi shi, + hou po, + tian hua fen
Kidney failure without constipation: − da huang, − mang xiao
Bleeding hemorrhoids (or combined with Huai Hua San): + huai hua mi, + di yu
Stiff neck: + ge gen, + tian hua fen

Cautions

contraindication Constipation of any other kind; it is only for dry stool in the Intestines with Yin deficiency

Names

Pinyin	zeng ye cheng qi tang
English Name	Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction

Classification

Category: Drain Downward

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