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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients

• Gān suì mò (甘遂末 Kansui Radix Pulverata, powdered kansui [root]) 0.6-0.9g
• Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel) 9g
• Chì sháo (赤芍 Paeoniae Radix Rubra, red peony [root]) 15g
• Shēng niú xī (生牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix Cruda, raw achyranthes [root]) 9g
• Hòu pò (厚朴 Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, officinal magnolia bark) 15–30g
• Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) (add at end) 9–24g
• Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 9g

Actions: Expels water and precipitates; moves qì and quickens the blood.

Indications: Severe intestinal obstruction with abdominal fluid accumulation, including simple intestinal obstruction with severe abdominal distension, intussusception, early-stage volvulus (twisting of the bowel), and incarcerated hernia.

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Táo rén, Chì sháo, and Niú xī quicken the blood and dispel stasis. Hòu pò and Mù xiāng move qì and loosen the center. Gān suì and Dà huáng are offensive precipitants that expel water. The qì-moving and blood-quickening agents enhance offensive precipitation, while the offensive precipitation helps the movement of qì and blood, and the restoration or normal intestinal function.

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