Top-Quality Lindera Powder
Chinese Prescription: Tian Tai Wu Yao San
English Translation: Top-Quality Lindera Powder
Formula Type: Promote the Movement of Qi
Actions: Promotes the movement of qi, spreads the Liver qi, scatters cold, & alleviates pain.
Indications: Lower abdominal pain radiating to the testicles, swollen or distended testicles, a pale tongue with a white coating, & either a submerged & slow or a wiry pulse.
Contraindications: Contraindicated in patients with damp-heat. Tonifying herbs, suchas Ren Shen or Huang Qi, should not be added to this formula, as they will counteract the treatment strategy & can lead to lingering stagnation of pathogenic qi in the Liver channel. Ba Dou is not offered due to the toxicity.
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Wu Yao / Lindera Root |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Promotes movement of qi & alleviates pain: for a stifling sensation in the chest, flank pain, & epigsatric & abdominal pain & distention due to cold constraint & qi stagnation. This herb warms & disperses, & is effective in spreading & unblocking the qi mechanisms. It thereby smoothens the flow of qi, facilitates the middle, disperses cold, & stops pain in many areas. It is also used when cold accumulation & qi stagnation manifest in lower abdominal pain, hernial disorder, or menstural pain.
2. Warms the Kidneys: for frequent urination or urinary incontinence due to insufficiency of Kidney yang & cold from deficiency of the Bladder. |
MeridiansBladder, Kidney, Lung, Spleen |
CautionsContraindicatd in cases of qi deficiency or interior heat. |
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Mu Xiang / Saussurrea or Aucklandia Root |
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage1.5-9g |
Actions1. Promotes the movement of qi & alleviates pain: for Speen or Stomach stagnant qi with such symptoms as lack of appetite, epigastric or abdominal pain or distention, nausea, & vomiting. Also used for stagnant Liver or Gallbladder qi with such symptoms as flank pain, distention, or soreness.
2. Adjusts & regulates stagnant qi in the Intestines: for diarrhea & dysentric disrders, or for abdominal pain & tenesmus. Because of its slightly astringent property, this is a common herb for treatnig tenesmus.
3. Strengthens the Spleen & prevents stagnation: used with tonifying herbs to ameliorate their side effects. Especially useful when the transformative & transportive functions of the Spleen are weak. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency or depleted fluids. |
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Xiao Hui Xiang / Fennel Fruit (Seed) |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Warm Interior & Expel Cold • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g, can use locally as compress (dry-fry until hot, then wrap in cloth) |
Actions1. Spreads the Liver qi, warms the Kidneys, expels cold, & alleviates pain: used to warm & encourage movement in the Liver channel or the lower burner as in cold hernial disorders, or any kind of lower abdominal pain due to cold.
2. Regualtes the qi & harmonizes the Stomach: for Stomach cold with such symptoms as abdominal pain, indigestion, reduced appetite, & vomiting. |
MeridiansLiver, Kidney, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs. |
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Qing Pi / Tangerine (unripened) Peel |
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Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Spreads the Liver qi & breaks up stagnant qi: for constrained Liver qi patterns with such symptoms as distention & pain in the chest, breast, or hypochondriac regions, or hernial pain.
2. Dissipates clumps & reduces stagnation: for food stagnation with accumulation which manifests as pain, distention, or a stifling sensation in the epigastrium. Often used for rather severe food stagantion, & for masses when stagnant qi progresss to blood stasis.
3. Dries dampness & transforms phlegm: for phlegm dampness with malarial disorders. Especially useful for breast abscesses with this etiology.
4. Recently used for raising blood pressure. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Liver, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of qi deficiency. |
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Gao Liang Jiang / Galangal Rhizome, Alpinia |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Hot • Category: Warm Interior & Expel Cold • Sub Category: |
Dosage1.5-9g |
ActionsWarms the middle & alleviates pain: for epigastric & abdominal pain, vomiting, hiccough, or diarrhea due to cold in the middle burner. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs. In patients with weak constitutions, gao liang jiang should not be used alone, but together with dang shen & bai zhu, to modify its potentially irritating effects. |
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Bing Lang / Betel Nut, Areca Seeds |
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Taste: • Temperature: • Category: Expel Parasites • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-12g, 60-120g alone for tapeworms |
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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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Ba Dou / Croton Seed |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Hot • Category: Downward Draining • Sub Category: Cathartic |
Dosage0.1-0.3g pills or external |
Actions1. Warmly unblocks & vigorously purges: for severe cold accumulation in the interior leading to constipation & abdominal fullness, distention, & pain.
2. Drives out water & reduces edema: for ascites.
3. Bursts clogged phlegm & improves the condition of the throat: for phlegm clogging the throat & causing difficult breathing, wheezing, & severe fullness & distention in the chest & diaphragm. Also for phlegm veiling the sensory orifices.
4. Promotes the healing of abscesses & ulcers: used topically for abscesses that have supporated but not yet ulcerated to accelerate the ulcerating process. Also for severe ulcers such a phagedena. |
MeridiansStomach, Large Intestine, Lung |
CautionsUse with caution in weak & debilitated patients. Contraindicated during pregnancy. Antagonizes qian niu zi. When taking this herb one should avoid ingesting hot liquids, as this may severely aggravate its laxative effect. If the herb causes unremitting diarrhea, one should take cold rice congee or a tea made from huang lian & huang bai. Toxic. Ingestion of 20 drops of croton oil is lethal in humans. Ba dou is very irritating to the skin & mucous membranes. Contact can lead to contact dermatitis, skin edema, vesicles, or postules. |