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Formula for Painful Diarrhea

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Formula for Painful Diarrhea,Tonifies the spleen and drains the liver. Treats liver hyperactivity with spleen deficiency, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, loose stools, abdominal pain upon defecation, a thin white tongue coating, and an irregular pulse at both Guan positions—string-like yet slow.

Formulas Name : Formula for Painful Diarrhea

Chinese Name : 痛泻药方

Drug Formulation

90克 stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 60克 stir-fried white peony root, 45克 stir-fried tangerine peel, 60克 Fangfeng.

Source

*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2

Benefits

Tonifies the spleen and drains the liver. Treats liver hyperactivity with spleen deficiency, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, loose stools, abdominal pain upon defecation, a thin white tongue coating, and an irregular pulse at both Guan positions—string-like yet slow.

Instructions for Use

May be prepared as a decoction, pills, or powder. For chronic diarrhea, add 18 g of stir-fried Cimicifuga.

Formula for Painful Diarrhea,*Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2,Tonifies the spleen and drains the liver. Treats liver hyperactivity with spleen deficiency, intestinal rumbling and abdominal pain, loose stools, abdominal pain upon defecation, a thin white tongue coating, and an irregular pulse at both Guan positions—string-like yet slow.

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