Zhi-Pu-Da Huang Decoction

Zhi-Pu-Da Huang Decoction,Food stagnation with abdominal distension; the abdomen feels as if being lifted by a single rope; pain accompanied by a desire to defecate; symptoms slightly alleviated after defecation; the pulse at the right Guan position is predominantly slippery, or may appear deep and full, or slippery and moving, or taut and tight.

Formulas Name : Zhi-Pu-Da Huang Decoction

Chinese Name : 枳朴大黄汤

Drug Formulation

Aged Zhi Shi, Hou Po, Guang Pi, Gan Cao, Da Huang.

Source

*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.

Benefits

Food stagnation with abdominal distension; the abdomen feels as if being lifted by a single rope; pain accompanied by a desire to defecate; symptoms slightly alleviated after defecation; the pulse at the right Guan position is predominantly slippery, or may appear deep and full, or slippery and moving, or taut and tight.

Zhi-Pu-Da Huang Decoction,*Symptoms, Causes, Pulse, and Treatment*, Volume 3.,Food stagnation with abdominal distension; the abdomen feels as if being lifted by a single rope; pain accompanied by a desire to defecate; symptoms slightly alleviated after defecation; the pulse at the right Guan position is predominantly slippery, or may appear deep and full, or slippery and moving, or taut and tight.

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