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Costusroot and Areca Pill1
木香槟榔丸1 〔木香檳榔丸1〕 mù xiāng bīng láng wán1
Source: Rú Mén Shì Qīn 儒门事亲
Ingredients
- Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 30g
- Dà fù pí (大腹皮 Arecae Pericarpium, areca husk) 30g
- Qīng pí (青皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, unripe tangerine peel) 30g
- Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 30g
- Zhǐ ké (qiào) (枳壳 Aurantii Fructus, bitter orange) 30g
- É zhú (莪朮 Curcumae Rhizoma, curcuma rhizome) 30g
- Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 90g
- Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 30g
- Huáng bǎi (黄柏 Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron [bark]) 90g
- Xiāng fù (香附 Cyperi Rhizoma, cyperus [rhizome]) 120g
- Qiān niú zǐ (牵牛子 Pharbitidis Semen, morning glory [seed]) 120g
Actions: Moves qì and abducts stagnation; drains heat and frees stool.
Indications: Food accumulation and qì stagnation with dampness and heat obstructing each other, causing distension, fullness and sometimes pain in the stomach duct and abdomen, and constipation. Tongue fur: Slimy. Can also be used for the initial stages of dysentery with tenesmus and stagnation in the digestive tract.
Category: Dispersion formulas / Food-dispersing stagnation-abducting formulas
Method: Grind to a powder and form into pills with water. Can also be prepared as a decoction.
Dosage: 5–9g twice daily.
Rationale: Mù xiāng and Bīng láng are the sovereign agents because they move qì and disperse accumulations. Xiāng fù, Qīng pí, Chén pí, Shēng jiāng and é zhú regulate the qì dynamic of the liver, spleen, and stomach. Huáng lián and Huáng bǎi clear and drain heat from the stomach and intestines. Dà huáng frees the stool. Qiān niú zǐ precipitates and disinhibits water.
Similar: Zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (枳实导滞丸 Unripe Bitter Orange Stagnation-Abducting Pill)
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