Melia Toosendan Powder
Chinese Prescription: Jin Ling Zi San
English Translation: Melia Toosendan Powder
Formula Type: Promote the Movement of Qi
Actions: Spreads Liver qi, drains heat, invigorates the blood, & alleviates pain.
Indications: Intermittent epigastirc & hypochondriac pain, hernial pain, or menstrual pain that is aggravated by the ingestion of hot food or beverage, & is accompanied by irritability, a bitter taste in the mouth, a red tongue with a yellow coating, & a wiry or rapid pulse. This is Liver contraint turning into heat.
Contraindications: Use with caution during pregnancy. This formula is inappropriate for pain from Liver qi constraint in the context of cold conditions.
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Chuan Lian Zi / Melia or Szechuan Pagoda Tree Fruit |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Promotes the movement of qi & stops pain: for flank, rib, & abdominal pain due to constrained Liver qi or Liver-Stomach disharmony. Also used for hernial disorders. Especially useful in cases with heat signs.
2. Clears heat, dries dampness, regulates the qi, & alleviates pain: for epigastric, abdominal, flank, or hernial pain associated with damp-heat stagnant qi.
3. Kills parasites & stops pain: for roundworms & tapeworms. Although this herb is not particularly effective in expelling parasite, it is able to alleviate pain & is threfore used for abdominal pain due to accumulation of parasites. Also used topically in powder form for tinea of the scalp. |
MeridiansBladder, Liver, Small Intestine |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach. |
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Yan Hu Suo / Corydalis Rhizome |
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Blood • Sub Category: Invigorate Blood |
Dosage4.5-12g |
Actions1. Invigorates the blood & alleviates pain: for pain due to blood stasis & traumatic injury. Especially useful for dysmenorrhea.
2. Promotes the movement of qi & alleviated pain: for stagnant qi that manifests with such symptoms as chest pain, abdominal pain, menstrual pain, hernial disorders, & especially epigastric pain. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy. |