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rx
formula
Picrorrhiza and Mume C.
chinese formulae
definition
Picrorrhiza and Mume C. = Lian Mei An Hui Tang = "Picrorrhiza and Mume Decoction to Calm Roundworms"
sources: Bensky and Barolet, p. 467; Hsu, 1980, p. 568; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 296.
signs and symptoms: Abdominal pain due to parasites, loss of appetite, vomiting of roundworms after eating, flushed face, dry mouth, and fever and chills.
tongue and pulse: Red tongue and rapid pulse.
indications: Liver and Stomach Heat with roundworms. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as ascariasis, stomatitis and intestinal hernia.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for explosive diarrhea or Damp-Heat dysenteric disorders.
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 9 grams: areca seed (bing lang) (2 pieces), omphalia (lei wan).
» 4 grams: mume (wu mei).
» 3 grams: picrorrhiza (hu huang lian).
» 2.4 grams: phellodendron (huang bai).
» 1.5 grams: xanthoxylum (chuan jiao).
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