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Ji Jiao Li Huang Wen
chinese formulae
definition
Ji Jiao Li Huang Wen = "Stephania, Xanthoxylum, Descurainia, and Rhubarb Pill"
sources: Yeung, p. 132; Bensky and Barolet, p. 130.
signs and symptoms: Abdominal distention, edema with dyspnea, facial or pedal edema, borborygmus, dry mouth.
tongue and pulse: Dry tongue with thick or greasy coat, and slow and uneven or intermittent pulse.
indications: Accumulation of Water in the Stomach and Intestines with Qi Stagnation. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as cor pulmonale, pericarditis, pleuritis, and asthma.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 9 grams: stephania (fang ji), lepidium seed (ting li zi).
» 6 grams: rhubarb (da huang).
» 3 grams: xanthoxylum (jiao mu).
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