Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan, Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide Out Stagnation, is Zhi Shi, Da Huang, Shen Qu, Fu Ling, Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Bai Zhu and Ze Xie. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that reduce food stagnation.

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Amount

15 g

30 g

15 g

9 g

9 g

9 g

9 g

6 g

Actions and indications

Reduces and guides out stagnation and accumulation

Food stagnating in the Stomach and turning into Damp-Heat, with obstruction of the Intestines
Diarrhoea after injury by food
Epigastric and abdominal distension, with abdominal pain that gets worse on pressure

Clears Heat and dispels Damp

Dysenteric diarrhoea, or constipation, with dark and scanty urine
Tongue red with a greasy or slippery yellow coat; pulse deep and forceful

Modern uses

Diarrhoea from food injury
Acute indigestion
Acute or chronic gastroenteritis
Acute enteritis
Gastritis
Gastric ulcer
Acid reflux
Nausea and vomiting
Anorexia
Bad breath
Constipation
Abdominal distension and fullness
Abdominal pain
Dysenteric disorders
Hematemesis
Acute hepatitis
Chronic hepatitis
Cirrhosis of the liver
Urinary tract infection
Oliguria
Asthma
Bronchitis
Trigeminal neuralgia
Epstein-Barr virus syndrome
Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Modifications

Dysentery from Intestinal Damp-Heat: + ku shen, + di yu

Distension and fullness of the abdomen: + mu xiang, + bing lang

Poor appetite: + shan zha, + ji nei jin

Abdominal pain: + bai shao, + gan cao

Toxic Heat causing diarrhoea and dysentery: + jin yin hua, + bai tou weng

Nausea and vomiting: + zhu ru

Trigeminal neuralgia with constipation: + da huang

Yin deficiency in trigeminal neuralgia: + sheng di huang

Trigeminal neuralgia with long-standing Blood stasis: + tao ren, + hong hua

Vomiting of blood: + ce bai ye, + sheng di huang

Vomiting of blood with heavy bleeding and severe vomiting: + ce bai ye, + sheng di huang, + bai mao gen, + bai ji, + mu dan pi

Vomiting of blood with Blood stasis: + ce bai ye, + sheng di huang, + pu huang, + san qi

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Vomiting of blood in someone who drinks heavily: + ce bai ye, + sheng di huang, + ge hua

Pinyin

zhi shi dao zhi wan

English Name

Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation

zhi shi dao zhi wan

About zhi shi dao zhi wan

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Reduces and guides out stagnation and accumulation

Clears Heat and dispels Damp

Modern uses

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