大黄·Radix et Rhizoma Rhei
Rhubarb Root And Rhizome
Da Huang (大黄) is rhubarb root and rhizome, recorded as Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. It is bitter in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart, Liver, Stomach and Large Intestine channels. The catalogue files it first among the purgatives, and records seven distinct actions for it — more than almost any other herb in the collection.
| Pinyin | da huang |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 大黄 |
| Latin Name | Radix et Rhizoma Rhei·Rheum Palmatum |
| English Name | Rhubarb Root And Rhizome |
| Japanese | daio |
| Korean | daehwang |
Persistent high fever with delirious speech and constipation
Constipation of moderate severity; habitual constipation in Deficiency
Accumulated Cold causing constipation
Chronic constipation.
Heat accumulation with a sense of fullness and distention; Excess Heat with distention, palpitations, mental distress, a congested face and epilepsy
Blood Heat with hematemesis or epistaxis; Damp-Heat throughout the body
zhi zi + huang qin + lian qiao + mang xiao
Intense pathogenic Heat in the Upper and Middle Jiao; Heat flaring upward to attack the head
long dan cao + xia ku cao + zhi zi
Liver Fire with constipation, headache and anger
Pathogenic Heat accumulating with fluids in the upper abdomen and chest
Jaundice with flank pain.
che qian zi + bian xu + mu tong + zhi zi
Hot, painful urinary dysfunction.
mu dan pi + tao ren + mang xiao + hong teng
Intestinal abscess.
Blood Stasis, removing Stasis and unblocking Qi flow; combined Interior-Exterior patterns with fever, chills, headache, sweating, and a full, painful abdomen; abdominal fullness and pain following premature purging of an Exterior condition
Blood Stasis.
Purges intense Blood Stasis.
Burns, applied topically as a plaster
Severe constipation with only liquid and no solid stool passed, by clearing obstruction from the Intestines; toxic sores, swellings and abscesses
Blazing Fire of the Heart and Stomach with epistaxis and hemoptysis; Deficiency Fire; damaged Yin with dry, parched stools
Early Damp-Heat jaundice where Heat outweighs Damp; biliary ascariasis
Chronic abdominal accumulation with urinary blockage, constipation, abdominal distention, Qi surging up to the Heart, and rebellious harm from food and drink
Qi and Blood Deficiency in the Yang Ming stage
mai men dong + sheng di huang + xuan shen
Heat consuming Body Fluids, with constipation
Spleen Yang Deficiency and accumulated Cold, with constipation
huang lian + huang qin + bai shao
Excess Damp-Heat dysentery
Chronic dysentery from accumulated Damp-Heat with Spleen Yang Deficiency
anti-parasitics
Strengthens its action of expelling parasites
Cellulitis of the back with a forceful pulse and constipation
tao ren + hong hua + dang gui + chuan xiong
Moderate Blood Stasis.
Accumulated water with abdominal fullness and edema
Qi and Blood Deficiency with long-standing Blood Stasis
Amenorrhea.
Lessens nausea and vomiting as side effects when the formula is given in large amounts
Acute appendicitis.
lian qiao + jin yin hua + shi gao
Applied topically for mouth ulcers, carbuncles, furuncles, cervical erosion, fungal vaginitis, toothache and small to medium burns
Bleeding peptic ulcer.
Vomiting straight after eating; watery vomit; stomatitis, applied topically
Constipation with accumulated Cold; Internal Cold in elderly people; nephritis, kidney failure, edema and uremia
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 3-15g; Severe cases: 15-20g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 3-15 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
熟大黄·Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma Preparatum
Da huang shu (熟大黄) is the wine-prepared form of da huang, the root and rhizome of rhubarb, a Polygonaceae species supplied as Rhei Radix Et Rhizoma Preparatum. The catalogue files it among the purgatives, on the Heart, Large Intestine, Liver and Stomach channels.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows da huang.