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restlessness.

• BL-25 drains Stomach-Fire by promoting the bowel movement.


• T.B.-8 and KI-6 promote the bowel movement in Heat diseases.

Herbal Treatment

Prescription

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
(Regulating the Stomach Conducting Qi Decoction)

Da Huang Rhizoma Rhei 12 g

Mang Xiao Mirabilitum 9 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 6 g

Explanation

This is one of the three Conducting Qi Decoctions for Stomach-Fire at the Qi level with
constipation but without much abdominal pain or fullness.

• Da Huang drains Stomach-Fire by purging.


• Mang Xiao helps Da Huang to purge.


• Zhi Gan Cao harmonizes and tempers the purging action of Da Huang.

Variations

• If there are signs of injury of Yin add Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae and
  Mai Men Dong Tuber Ophiopogonis japonici.


• If there is abdominal pain and fullness use Da Cheng Qi Tang Great Conducting Qi
  Decoction instead of the above formula. Da Cheng Qi Tang contains Da Huang, Mang
  Xiao, Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis and Zhi Shi Fructus Citri aurantii immaturus.

Gall-Bladder Heat

Clinical Manifestations

Alternation of feeling hot and cold, more hot than cold, bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, irritability,