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Moutan and Phellodendron Counterflow Cold Powder
丹黄四逆散 〔丹黃四逆散〕 dān huáng sì nì sǎn
Source: Yī Fāng Xīn Jiě 医方新解
Ingredients
- Chái hú (柴胡 Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum [root]) 12g
- Xiān máo (仙茅 Curculiginis Rhizoma, curculigo [root]) 30–75g
- Zhǐ shí (枳实 Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, unripe bitter orange) 12g
- Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 12g
- Mǔ dān pí (牡丹皮 Moutan Cortex, moutan [bark]) 12g
- Huáng bǎi (黄柏 Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron [bark]) 12g
Actions: Clears heat and courses the liver; quickens the blood and relieves pain.
Indications: Initial-stage intestinal welling-abscess (cháng yōng) (appendicitis) with pain in the lower right quadrant (along the liver channel), heat effusion, and cold hands and feet.
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