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formula
Si Sheng Wan
chinese formulae

definition

Si Sheng Wan = "Four-Fresh Pill"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 337; Yeung, p. 219.
signs and symptoms: Upper body bleeding: hemoptysis, hematemesis, or epistaxis, especially bright-red blood; dry mouth and throat.
tongue and pulse: red or deep-red tongue, wiry, rapid or forceful, wiry, and rapid pulse.
indications: Xue (Blood) Heat Manifesting in the Upper Warmer. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as hypertension, gingivitis, periodontitis, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, peptic ulcer, acute gastritis, and functional uterine bleeding.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 20 grams: lotus leaf (he ye), fresh rehmannia (di huang).
» 15 grams: artemesia (ai ye), biota tops (ce bai ye).
modifications:
» for severe coughing or spitting of blood, add coptis (huang lian), rhubarb (da huang), rubia root (qian cao gen), powdered pseudoginseng (san qi).
» for functional uterine bleeding, take with Tang Kuei and Gelatin C. (Jiao Ai Tang).
» for bleeding peptic ulcer, take with Fu-Lung-Kan C. (Huang Tu Tang).



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