Gua Di San - 瓜蒂散 - Melon Peduncle Powder

English:	Melon Peduncle Powder
Also Known As:	Melon Peduncle Formula

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	*Pin Yin*	Dosage	Actions
Pedicellus Melo	*Gua Di*	1-3g	Induces vomiting to relieve Phlegm-Heat or retained food, dispels Damp-Heat and relieves jaundice. With Chi Xiao Dou, induces vomiting to treat Phlegm or retained food above the diaphragm, very early stages of food poisoning and hot Phlegm.
Sm. Phaseoli	*Chi Xiao Dou*	1-3g	Clears Damp Heat, Disperses Blood Stasis, Promotes urination, Reduces edema, Reduces Fire toxicity, Reduces swelling.
Sm. Sojae Preparata	*Dan Dou Chi*	6-9g	*Releases the Exterior, eliminates irritability, harmonizes the Middle Jiao* and relieves stuffy sensations in the chest.**

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use with caution for weak patients or those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Use with caution for children, the elderly, postpartum patients and those with dizziness and palpitations due to Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Contraindicated when Phlegm is not lodged in the chest.
Contraindicated when Food Stagnation has passed into the Intestines.
Do not use this formula to induce vomiting of corrosive substances.
If the formula causes unremitting vomiting, administer 0.3-0.6 Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang or Moschus She Xiang.

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Grind the ingredients into a paste and take 1-3g at a time with a decoction of Dan Dou Chi. If vomiting does not ensue, slightly increase the dosage,

For Qi Deficiency:		For acute jaundice with a hard, firm epigastrium, rough breathing and extreme thirst:
+ Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
For more irritability, focal distention in the chest, and an urge to vomit:		- Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi
Foracute poisoning:
- Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi	- Sm. Sojae Preparata	Dan Dou Chi
+ Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	- Sm. Phaseoli	Chi Xiao Dou
		+ Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma
		+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao