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Astringing the intestines and stemming desertion

涩肠固脱 〔澀腸固脫〕sè cháng gù tuō

Also astringing the intestines and checking diarrhea. The method of treating enduring diarrhea and fecal incontinence, or persistent pus and blood in the stool with dark red blood, conditions that culminate in efflux desertion and prolapse of the rectum, abdominal pain that likes warmth and pressure, and a weak slow pulse. Intestine-astringing medicinals include ones that are warm and supplement the spleen and kidney such as codonopsis (Codonopsis Radix, 党参 dǎng shēn), white atractylodes (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 白朮 bái zhú), aconite (Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, 附子 fù zǐ), cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 桂枝 guì zhī), and dried ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma, 干姜 gān jiāng). To these should be added securing-astringing medicinals to astringe the bowels and stem desertion, such as psoralea (Psoraleae Fructus, 补骨脂 bǔ gǔ zhī), nutmeg (Myristicae Semen, 肉豆蔻 ròu dòu kòu), schisandra (Schisandrae Fructus, 五味子 wǔ wèi zǐ), poppy husk (Papaveris Pericarpium, 罂粟壳 yīng sù ké), halloysite (Halloysitum Rubrum, 赤石脂 chì shí zhī), limonite (Limonitum, 禹余粮 yǔ yú liáng), dioscorea (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 山药 shān yào), euryale (Euryales Semen, 芡实 qiàn shí), and lotus seed (Nelumbinis Semen, 莲肉 lián ròu).

A representative formula is True Man Viscus-Nourishing Decoction (真人养脏汤 zhēn rén yǎng zàng tāng).

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