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rx
formula
Rhubarb and Aconite C.
chinese formulae

definition

Rhubarb and Aconite C. = Da Huang Fu Zi Tang = "Rhubarb and Prepared Aconite Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 150; Yeung, p. 64; Bensky and Barolet, p. 126.
signs and symptoms: Abdominal pain, constipation, low-grade fever and chills, cold hands and feet; hernia.
tongue and pulse: White, greasy tongue coating, and deep, tight, wiry pulse.
indications: Internal Cold. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as migraine, intercostal neuralgia, gastric spasms, cholelithiasis, pancreatitis, pyelonephritis, renal calculi, uncomplicated appendicitis, intestinal spasms, intestinal colic, ulcerative colitis, uncomplicated intestinal obstruction, hernia pain, and sciatica.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 6 grams: rhubarb (da huang), aconite (fu zi).
» 1 gram: asarum (xi xin).
modifications:
» for severe abdominal pain, add cinnamon twig (gui zhi) and white peony (bai shao yao).
» for severe distention and a thick, dirty tongue coating, add chih-shih (zhi shi) and medicated leaven (shen qu).
» with abdominal fullness, add magnolia bark (hou po) and saussurea (mu xiang).
» with weak constitution, add codonopsis (dang shen) and Chinese angelica (tang kuei) (dang gui).



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