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Ten Jujubes Decoction
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Genkwa Flos; Kansui Radix; Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix
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Expels water by purgation.
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This formula is used for pleural rheum with chest and hypochondriac radiating pain caused by coughing and spitting. There is also hardness and distention below the heart, belching, shortness of breath, headache, dizziness, pulling pain resulting in breathlessness, a slippery tongue coating, and a deep and wiry pulse. It is also indicated for edema all over the body, especially in the lower half of the body, with abdominal distention, panting, and difficult defecation and urination.
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2
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Major Purgative Decoction
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Rhei Radix et Rhizoma; Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex; Aurantii Fructus Immaturus; Natrii Sulfas
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Drastically purges heat accumulation.
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1. Excess heat in the yangming fu-organs. The symptoms are constipation with frequent flatulence, gastric stuffiness and abdominal fullness, abdominal pain that feels worse with pressure, and the abdomen is tense and firm when pressed. In severe cases, there may be tidal fever, delirious speech, and profuse sweating from the palms and soles. The tongue coating is dry and yellow with prickles, or dry and parched black with cracks. The pulse is deep and excessive. 2. Heat retention with watery discharge. The symptoms are watery green, foul-smelling diarrhea, umbilical and abdominal pain, hardness with clumps felt when pressing the abdomen, and a dry mouth and tongue. The pulse is slippery and excessive. 3. Internal excess heat. The symptoms are heat inversion (heat syncope), convulsive disease, and mania.
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3
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Major Chest Draining Decoction
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Rhei Radix et Rhizoma; Natrii Sulfas; Kansui Radix
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Drains heat and expels water through purgation.
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Da Xian Xiong Tang is indicated for thoracic accumulation caused by the binding of water and heat. The symptoms are pain that refuses pressure below heart, hardness in the diseased location, or there is a full, hard, and painful region below the heart and above the lesser abdomen and touching is not tolerated. Other accompanying symptoms are shortness of breath, vexation, constipation, and mild tidal fever in the afternoon. The tongue is red with a yellow greasy or watery coating, and the pulse is deep and tight or deep, slow, and powerful.
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4
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Rhubarb and Cortex Moutan Decoction
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Rhei Radix et Rhizoma; Moutan Cortex; Persicae Semen; Benincasae Semen; Natrii Sulfas
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Drains heat, breaks up stasis, dissipates masses, and relieves swollen sores.
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Da Huang Mu Dan Tang is indicated for the initial stage of intestinal abscess caused by the stagnation of dampness, heat, and blood stasis. The symptoms are pain which refuses pressure in the right lesser abdomen (lateral aspects of the lower abdomen), pain that can be as severe as strangury or even accompanied with swollen mass in the right lesser abdomen, bent right foot which cannot stretch otherwise the pain being worsened, normal urination, frequent fever, spontaneous sweating, and aversion to cold. The tongue coating is thin, greasy, and yellow. The pulse is slippery and rapid.
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