Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Capsella Seed Powder

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Capsella Seed Powder,For severe abdominal distension and edema.

Formulas Name : Capsella Seed Powder

Chinese Name : 葶苈子散

Drug Formulation

Indigo leaves 3 liang, rhubarb 1.5 liang, toon seeds 2 liang (roasted).

Source

Quoted from *Effective and Proven Formulas* in Volume 10 of *Formulas from the Heart of Medicine*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 fangcun bi per dose after meals, washed down with wine. To take as pills, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of soybeans.

Benefits

For severe abdominal distension and edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills daily.

Capsella Seed Powder,Quoted from *Effective and Proven Formulas* in Volume 10 of *Formulas from the Heart of Medicine*.,For severe abdominal distension and edema.

More Herbs Formulas

Fragrant Tea

Fragrant Tea,*Supplement to the Chuanya*, Volume 3.,For phlegm-fire syndromes, as well as bad breath, dry mouth, and mouth sores.

Huisheng Pills

Huisheng Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 100.,In cases of demonic possession presenting as “Zhong’e” (sudden illness), with shortness of breath and the abdomen distended and full like a drum.

Point-by-Point Golden Elixir

Point-by-Point Golden Elixir,From *Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15, citing a formula by Hu Qianxi.,For boils on the back and unexplained swellings.

Jingjin Powder

Jingjin Powder,*Zhun Sheng: Surgical Treatise*, Volume 5.,For six types of tumors and scrofula.

Decoction of Oyster Shell, Realgar, Cassia Seed, and Cnidium Seed

Decoction of Oyster Shell, Realgar, Cassia Seed, and Cnidium Seed,*A Concise Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.,Athlete’s foot.

Ginseng and Three Whites Decoction

Ginseng and Three Whites Decoction,From *The Treasure of Public Health: Supplement*.,For yin-type symptoms of cold damage, or following sweating or purgation, characterized by cold extremities, mild body heat, restlessness, shortness of breath, or the presence of black spots, with a deep, fine, and weak pulse.

Zhi Cong Decoction

Zhi Cong Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.,Palpitations. Deficiency of both the heart and liver; the heart is weak and unable to control the lungs. Upon encountering something that offends one’s feelings or hearing unpleasant words, one feels the heart’s qi surging upward, with a sense of being unable to control oneself—it resembles … Read more

Spleen-Strengthening and Skin-Moistening Decoction

Spleen-Strengthening and Skin-Moistening Decoction,*Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,For spleen deficiency with blood dryness and thickened skin.

Pus-Drawing Ointment for Boils

Pus-Drawing Ointment for Boils,From *Gu’s Medical Pathways*, Volume 6.,For carbuncles and boils.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills

Soft-Shelled Turtle Head and Leg Pills,From *New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 22), citing *Prescriptions for Infants*.,For children with abdominal cramping and hardness under the ribs.

Ziling Pills

Ziling Pills,*Wei’s Family-Treasure Formulas*, Volume 10.,For blood collapse due to qi deficiency.

Alum-Butterfly Powder

Alum-Butterfly Powder,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 6.,For acute wind-induced disorders characterized by clenched jaws, inability to move the tongue, and slurred speech.

Golden Knife Like a Sage Powder

Golden Knife Like a Sage Powder,From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.,For injuries caused by falls or cuts.

Chicken Egg White Pills

Chicken Egg White Pills,*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 10.,Turbid stools.

Ling Sha Hei Hu Dan

Ling Sha Hei Hu Dan,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 34.,For post-syciamum sores characterized by a splitting headache, stiffness of tendons and bones, and unbearable pain; or for the appearance of cold phlegm-filled blisters with oozing pus and fluid; this formula also treats toxic stagnation in the lower burner, all types of damp … Read more

Decongesting and Detoxifying Powder

Decongesting and Detoxifying Powder,From *Zhunsheng: Yao Yi* (Treatise on Surgical Medicine), Volume 5.,For all types of unnamed swellings and abscesses, as well as chronic ulcers.

Golden Lock Pill

Golden Lock Pill,*Ben Shi*, Volume 3.,For nocturnal emissions and seminal leakage due to a weak closure of the genital orifice.

Shànxiè Decoction

Shànxiè Decoction,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 4.,Cough with counterflow of qi, distension and fullness in the chest and flanks, pain radiating to the lower abdomen, inability to turn over in bed, dry tongue and throat, sallow and pale complexion, shortness of breath preventing sleep, thick and viscous sputum, and parched, withered skin and hair—these … Read more

Eight Sages’ Harmony-Yang Decoction

Eight Sages’ Harmony-Yang Decoction,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 1.,For winter-month cold damage where the pathogenic factor is located in the Yangming or Shaoyang channels, and fever is followed by malaria-like symptoms within two days.

Porridge Cooked Through Bamboo

Porridge Cooked Through Bamboo,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 10.,For coughing up blood after taking milkstone.

Pepper and Sulfur Pills

Pepper and Sulfur Pills,From *A Plate of Pearls*, Volume 8.,For vomiting and diarrhea, cold and numb limbs, a pale face, and blue lips.

Pill for Relieving Gastric Reflux and Regulating Qi

Pill for Relieving Gastric Reflux and Regulating Qi,From *Selected Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing*.,Indications: Qi reversal with chest fullness, esophageal stricture, dysphagia, regurgitation, and vomiting in the evening after breakfast.

Golden Sand Decoction

Golden Sand Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 68.,For hematemesis and hemoptysis.

Nanxing-Banxia Powder

Nanxing-Banxia Powder,*Medical Compendium for the Masses*, Volume 8.,For mastitis and breast abscesses.

Gui Biao Decoction

Gui Biao Decoction,*Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Vol. 129, citing *Effective Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.,Dampness-related edema with weakness and swelling of the limbs.