rou dou kou

About rou dou kou

Names

Classification

Channels

Large Intestine, Stomach, Spleen

Flavour

Acrid

Temperature

Warm

Part used

Seed

Family

myristicaceae

Species

myristica fragrans

Tags

Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Combinations

• he zi

  Chronic dysentery and diarrhea

• he zi + dang shen + fu ling

  Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold: diarrhea with anorexia and abdominal distention that is relieved by warmth and pressure

• bu gu zhi + wu wei zi

  Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Cold with daybreak diarrhea

• ren shen + bai zhu + rou gui

  Long-term diarrhea from Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold

• ren shen + rou gui + ying su ke

  Slippage of Qi with severe diarrhea

• wu wei zi + he zi + mu xiang

  Chronic colitis.

• wu wei zi + he z + mu xiang + bu gu zhi + pao jiang

  Severe Yang Deficiency.

• wu wei zi + he zi + mu xiang + fang feng + bai shao

  Borborygmus and abdominal pain.

• wu wei zi + he zi + mu xiang + ji nei jin + shan zha tan

  Food Stagnation.

• mu xiang

  Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold giving rise to constrained Cold in the Middle Jiao, with Cold abdominal pain, diarrhea and poor appetite

• mu xiang + zhi ban xia

  Vomiting together with Cold abdominal pain, diarrhea and poor appetite, from Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold causing constrained Cold in the Middle Jiao

• zhi ban xia + gan jiang

  Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with vomiting, diarrhea, reduced appetite and abdominal distention

• mu xiang + xiang fu

  Chronic diarrhea with fullness and bloating

• sha ren + shan zha

  Poor digestion and loss of appetite

• bu gu zhi

  Daybreak diarrhea.

• bai zhu + dang shen + fu ling + mu xiang + qian shi + sha ren

  Spleen Yang Deficiency.

• bu gu zhi + wu wei zi + dang shen + bai zhu + fu ling + he zi + shan yao + shan zhu yu + rou gui + zhi fu zi + gan jiang + wu yao

  Diarrhea in chronic enteritis or dysentery

• zhi ban xia + gan jiang + shen qu + sha ren

  Stronger action for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention and poor appetite

• zhi fu zi + gao liang jiang

  Chronic diarrhea with a cold feeling in the abdomen

• ying su ke + bai shao

  Abdominal pain with chronic diarrhea

• dang shen + huang qi + bai zhu + fu ling

  Chronic diarrhea with weakness and poor appetite

Dosage

Cautions

• contraindication Heat in the Stomach, or diarrhea and dysentery of Heat or Damp-Heat type; being warm and astringent, it can trap the pathogen
• contraindication Sudden, explosive diarrhea caused by Summerheat
• contraindication Intestinal Wind with bleeding
• contraindication Stagnation from accumulated Damp-Heat
• contraindication Vaginal discharge in its early stage
• contraindication Fever, foul-smelling or burning stools, or Food Stagnation that has not resolved
• pregnancy Take care in pregnancy
• caution Toxic in overdose: a modest excess of the powder can bring on dizziness, stupor or convulsions
• caution Very large doses can be fatal
• caution Use only the dry-roasted (Wei) form: the raw seed is oily and irritating, and roasting drives off much of the volatile oil that loosens the stool and carries the toxicity

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