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Tong Xie Yao Fang
chinese formulae

definition

Tong Xie Yao Fang = "Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea"
sources: Yeung, p. 237; Bensky and Barolet, p. 149.
signs and symptoms: Abdominal pain, diarrhea, and borborygmus.
tongue and pulse: thin, white tongue coating, and wiry, moderate or wiry, thin pulse.
indications: Liver Invading Spleen. With the appropriate presentation, this formula may be used in treating conditions conventionally diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, irritable bowel syndrome, and colitis.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 6 grams: white atractylodes (bai zhu), white peony (bai shao yao), siler (fang feng).
» 3 grams: citrus (chen pi).
modifications
» for chronic diarrhea, add cimicifuga (sheng ma).
» for watery diarrhea, add plantago seed (che qian zi), poria (fu ling) and dry ginger (gan jiang).
» for porridge-like diarrhea, add red atractylodes (cang zhu).
» for blood and pus in the stool, add anemone (bai tou weng) and scute (huang qin).
» for diarrhea in children due to indigestion, add crataegus (shan zha).
» for tenesmus, add areca seed (bing lang) and saussurea (mu xiang).
» for severe abdominal pain, double the dosage of white peony (bai shao yao) and add blue citrus (qing pi) and cyperus (xiang fu).
» for severe Qi Xu (Deficiency), add codonopsis (dang shen) and licorice (gan cao).




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