Benefit the River Flow Decoction
Chinese Prescription: Ji Chuan Jian
English Translation: Benefit the River Flow Decoction
Formula Type: Moisten the Intestines and Unblock the Bowels
Actions: Warms the Kidneys, nourishes the blood, augments the essence, moistens the Intestines, & unblocks the bowels.
Indications: Constipation, clear & copious urine, lower back pain, & a cold sensation in the back.
Contraindications: Unknown.
Pinyin | English | Suggested Dosage |
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view: Rou Cong Rong |
Wine-prepared Cistanches | 6-9g |
view: Dang Gui |
Angelica Sinesis | 9-15g |
view: Niu Xi |
Achyranthes | 6g |
view: Ze Xie |
Alisma | 4.5g |
view: Zhi Ke |
Bitter Orange, Ripened | 3g |
view: Sheng Ma |
Black Cohosh | 1.5-3g |
Rou Cong Rong / Broomrape, fleshy stem | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Salty • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Yang | |||
Dosage9-21g |
Actions1. Tonifies the Kidneys & strengthens the yang: for deficient Kidney yang patterns with such symptoms as impotence, spermatorrhea, urinary incontinence, posturinary dripping, & cold pains in the lower back & knees.2. Warms the womb: for infertility, excessive uterine bleeding, & vaginal discharge from cold deficient womb. 3. Moistens the Intestines & facilitates passage of stool: for constipation involving dry Intestines from inadequate fluids, especially in the elderly but also in debilitated people or those with deficient blood or qi. |
MeridiansLarge Intestines, Kidney |
CautionsContraindicated in patients with diarrhea from weak Stomach or Slpeen. Contraindicated in deficient yin patterns with heat signs. |
Dang Gui / Angelica (Chinese) Root | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Blood | |||
Dosage3-15g |
Actions1. Tonifies the blood & regulates the meses: for patterns of blood deficiency with such symptoms as a pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, & palpitations. Also very commonly used fro blood deficiency associated with menstrual disorders such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, etc.2. Invigorates & harmonizes the blood & disperses cold: an important herb for stopping pain due to blood stasis. Commonly used for abdominal pain, traumatic injury, & carbuncles due to blood stasis, especially when there is also cold from deficiency. Also used in the treatment of blood deficiency with chronic wind-damp painful obstruction. 3. Moistens the Intestiones & unblocks the bowels: for dry Intestines due to blood deficiency. 4. Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, & alleviates pain: used in treating sores & abscesses where its ability to both tonify & invigorate the blood leads to improvement. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Spleen |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of diarrhea or abdominal distention due to damp obstruction. Contraindicated for yin deficiency with heat signs. |
Niu Xi / Achyranthes Root | |||
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Taste: Bitter, sour • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
ActionsInvigorates and expels blood stasis with symptoms of dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and lochoschesis.Strengthens sinews and bones, assists the joints with symptoms of pain and soreness in the low back and knees due to Liver and Kidney deficiency. |
MeridiansLiver, Kidney |
Cautions |
Ze Xie / Alismatis Rhizome | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for the stagnation associated with dampness with such symptoms as urinary difficulty, edema, & diarrhea. Especially useful when there is damp-heat in the lower burner.2. Drains Kidney fire: for Kidney yin deficiency patterns with heat signs, including dizziness & tinnitus. |
MeridiansKidney, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge due to Kidney yang deficiency or damp-cold. Toxicity: A very safe herb. The ingredients of this herb can irritate the intestinal tract, & gastroenteritis may result from prolonged ingestion. |
Zhi Ke / Orange (Bitter), ripened fruit | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cool • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g |
ActionsSee zhi shi. Milder in action than zhi shi, zhi ki is used to move the qi & reduce distention & pressure. It is especially appropriate when the patient is deficient or weak. If there is constipation, zhi shi is a more approoppriate choice. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy, or in cases where the normal qi is weak or there is Stomach cold from deficiency. |
Sheng Ma / Black Cohosh Rhizome (Chinese) - True | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Acrid • Temperature: Cool • Category: Exterior Releasing - Cool • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage1.5-9g |
Actions1. Releases the exterior & vents measles: for headache due to exterior wind-heat or the early stages of measles.2. Clears heat & relieves toxicity: for various manifestations of fire toxin in the upper or superficial aspects of the body. It is commonly used for sore teeth, swollen or painful gums, ulcerated lips or gums, canker sores, painful & swollen throat, sores, or blotches from warm-febrile diseases. 3. Raises the yang & lifts the sunken: for middle qi deficiency leading to such symptoms as shortness of breath, fatigue, & prolapse. Also used as a messenger to guide the effects of other herbs upward. |
MeridiansLarge Intestine, Lung, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of heat due to yin deficiency, & for patterns where the upper is excessive & the lower is deficient. Also contraindicated in cases of fully erupted measles, & in patients with breathing difficulty. Toxicity: Overdose in humans causes headaches, dizziness, vomiting, tremor, gastroenteritits, & pathogenic erections. |