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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients

• Cāng zhú (苍朮 Atractylodis Rhizoma, atractylodes [rhizome]) 9g
• Huáng bǎi (黄柏 Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron [bark]) 9g
• Dì yú (地榆 Sanguisorbae Radix, sanguisorba [root]) 15g
• Huái huā (槐花 Sophorae Flos, sophora flower) 15g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 12g
• Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel) 9g
• Yán hú suǒ (延胡索 Corydalis Rhizoma, corydalis [rhizome]) 9g
• Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 15g

Actions: Clears heat and dries dampness; quickens the blood and relieves pain.

Indications: Hemorrhoids characterized painful swelling of the anus, bleeding from hemorrhoids, dry bound stool, and scant yellow urine. Tongue fur: Yellow. Pulse: Soggy and rapid or stringlike and rapid.

Method: Decoct with water. Can also be boiled with pig's intestine, in which case the decoction is strained and the pig's intestine is eat with it.

Rationale: Cāng zhú and Huáng bǎi constitute ermiaosan, which clears heat and dries dampness. Dì yú and Huái huā clear intestinal heat and stanch bleeding. Dāng guī, Táo rén, Yán hú suǒ, and Dà huáng quicken the blood and stanch bleeding, clear heat and free the stool.

Variations:

• Pronounced heat causing the stool to bind, with painful swelling of the anus: Add Pú gōng yīng (蒲公英 Taraxaci Herba, dandelion), Zǐ huā dì dīng (紫花地丁 Violae Herba, violet), and Fān xiè yè (番泻叶 Sennae Folium, senna [leaf]).
• Copious secretions, with dampness or erosion around the anus: Add Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) and Mù tōng (木通 Akebiae Trifoliatae Caulis, trifoliate akebia).
• Bleeding hemorrhoids: Add Xiān hè cǎo (仙鹤草 Agrimoniae Herba, agrimony), Qiàn cǎo (茜草 Rubiae Radix, madder [root]), and Jīng jiè tàn (荆芥炭 Schizonepetae Herba et Flos Carbonisatae, charred schizonepeta).

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