Product Specifications
Practitioner Notes
Formula Type
Extract
TCM Pattern
Gastrointestinal and gynecological patterns characterized by mixed cold and heat presentations. Roundworm inversion patterns.
Therapeutic Functions
Clears depressive heat in the midst of yang vacuity and cold stasis, warms the viscera, quiets roundworms.*
Clinical Indications
Ascariasis, roundworms in the bile duct, chronic dysentery, chronic gastroenteritis, post-gastrectomy syndrome, colitis, gastric ulcer, and premenstrual, menstrual and postmenstrual complaints associated with candidiasis.
Symptoms & Signs
Cold hands and feet, stifling chest with sensation of warmth, vomiting roundworms, intermittent abdominal pain, possible prolonged diarrhea or dysentery, and abnormal vaginal discharge.
Precautions
Do not use with explosive diarrhea. Do not use with damp heat dysentery.
Pulse Quality
Hidden or wiry, tight pulse.
Tongue Appearance
Peeled tongue coat.
Ingredients
On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)
| Pin Yin | Botanical Name |
|---|---|
| wu mei | Mume fruit |
| huang lian | Coptis rhizome |
| huang bai | Phellodendron bark |
| rou gui | Cinnamon bark |
| gan jiang | Dry Ginger rhizome |
| bai ren shen | White Chinese Ginseng root |
| dang gui | Angelica sinensis root |
| chuan jiao | Sichuan Pepper fruit |
| xi xin | Asarum herb |