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Draining Downward Herbs (Purgatives (Fan Xie Ye // Senna Leaf (*Habitual…
Draining Downward Herbs
Purgatives
Da Huang; Rhubarb Root
Blood
Invigorates blood (Jiu-process with wine)
Detoxifying (antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, unprocessed cooked regularly)
Stop bleeding (unprocessed, cooked regularly)
"Big Yellow"; Bitter, cold; SP. ST. LI, LV, HT
Purge
Early Stage Dysentery
No. 1 for yang-ming fu syndrome and constipation due to heat accumulation (unprocessed <10 min)
Clears heat, detoxifying
Mang Xiao (Salt)
Soften hardened stool
6-12g; Bitter, salty, acrid, very cold; ST, LI
Purges Heat accumulation
clears heat;
habitual
constipation; constipation due to heat accumulation (yang ming fu syndrome
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Fan Xie Ye // Senna Leaf
*Habitual constipation
1.5-3g; Sweet, bitter, cold; LI
Constipation due to heat accumulation (yang ming fu syndrome) (3-9g)
Downward draining, guides out stagnation
Prepares GI tract before barium x-ray
Lu Hui (Aloe)
Constipation due to heat with Liver heat; habitual constipation;
preferred
for constipation with heat signs
Kill parasite: roundworm, ringworm
Downward draining, clear liver heat
1-2g; Bitter, cold; LV, LI
Harsh Expellants
Ba Dou
0.1-0.3g; Acrid, hot, toxic; ST, LI, LU
Constipation due to cold accumulation
Drive out water retention-ascites, pleurisy, severe edema
Skin Lesion-accelerate the ulcerating process
"Chop thru the gate, forcefully open the door" - Phlegm clogging the throat
Moist Laxitives
Yu Li Ren (Cherry Pit)
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Moisten intestine, sooth LV qi, promote urination
Constipation due to: deficiency; LV qi stagnation
Promotes urination, reduce edema, urinary difficulties
6-12g; Ground it
Huo Ma Ren
Febrile disease, heat injures yin-yin def causing constipation
Constitutional yang predomination or heat induced dryness in intestine; clears heat, promote healing of sores
9-15g; Bitter, Cold; LV, LI
*Constipation due to def (chronic)
Purgatives:
bitter, cold, strong action to clear heat, often used for constipation due to yang-ming fu syndrome (accumulation of heat in intestine)
Paired
Moist Laxatives:
Nuts, seeds (rich of oil), it can lubricate the intestine, mild in nature. It is often used for chronic constipation due to def, for elder, pregnant women, postpartum women, children, debilitates people
Harsh Expellant:
Herbs are toxic, harsh, have violent effect, cause excessive diarrhea to remove water retention, like ascites, pleurisy, severe edema. Forbidden for pregnancy