Zhike Decoction

Zhike Decoction,For elderly patients with wind-induced constipation characterized by obstruction, dryness, and a sense of fullness, or for those who have not responded to honey-decoction laxatives.

Formulas Name : Zhike Decoction

Chinese Name : 枳壳饮

Drug Formulation

Zhi Ke (soaked in water, pith removed, stir-fried with wheat bran).

Source

From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For elderly patients with wind-induced constipation characterized by obstruction, dryness, and a sense of fullness, or for those who have not responded to honey-decoction laxatives.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 daqian per dose, add 2 slices of donkey-hide gelatin, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 5 stalks of scallion whites. Simmer in 1 dazhan of water until reduced to 6 fen, strain out the residue, add a small amount of honey, and drink warm on an empty stomach. Next, take 10 stalks of scallion whites, grind them into a paste, and apply it to the center of the navel. Immediately afterward, dip a hand towel in the scallion broth and apply warm compresses from the area between the kidneys and the waist down to the lower abdomen. After a short while, when gas is released, bowel movement will follow.

Zhike Decoction,From *Chuanxin Shiyong Fang*, Volume 3.,For elderly patients with wind-induced constipation characterized by obstruction, dryness, and a sense of fullness, or for those who have not responded to honey-decoction laxatives.

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