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.
Zhike Decoction
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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.
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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.