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Inula and Hematite F.
chinese formulae

definition

Inula and Hematite F. = Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang = "Inula and Hematite Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 384; Yeung, p. 268; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 285; Bensky and Barolet, p. 302.
signs and symptoms: Gastrointestinal weakness, unremitting belching, hiccough, regurgitation, nausea or vomiting, borborygmus, constipation.
tongue and pulse: White, slippery tongue coating, and wiry, deficient pulse.
indications: Stomach Qi Xu (Deficiency) with Dampness. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as gastric distention, gastritis, gastric ulcer, sour stomach, gastric cancer, pyloric constriction, or Meniere's disease.
cautions and contraindications: Contraindicated for nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy.
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 10 grams: hematite (dai zhe shi), jujube (da zao).
» 9 grams: fresh ginger (sheng jiang).
» 6 grams: inula flower (xuan fu hua), pinellia (ban xia).
» 3 grams: ginseng (ren shen), honey-baked licorice (zhi gan cao).
modifications:
» for Meniere's disease, add dry ginger (gan jiang), evodia (wu zhu yu) and chih-ko (zhi ke).
» for cases without Stomach Qi Xu (Deficiency), omit ginseng (ren shen), jujube (da zao) and honey-baked licorice (zhi gan cao).
» for copious sputum, a greasy tongue coating, and other signs of predominant Dampness, add citrus (chen pi), magnolia bark (hou po) and poria (fu ling).
» for Cold from Xu (Deficiency) in the Stomach, substitute dry ginger (gang jiang) for fresh ginger (sheng jiang), or add evodia (wu zhu yu) and cloves (ding xiang).
» for Food Stagnation, add chih-shih (zhi shi) or chih-ko (zhi ke).
» for Heat in the Stomach, add scute (huang qin), coptis (huang lian) and bamboo shavings (zhu ru).
» for Heat from Xu (Deficiency) and a red tongue with little coating, add bamboo shavings (zhu ru), ophiopogon (mai men dong), eriobotrya (pi pa ye) and kaki (shi di).
» for persistent vomiting, add citrus (chen pi) and poria (fu ling).


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