Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Hong Teng Yi Hao Fang - 紅藤一号方 - Sargentodoxa Formula #1 (Retention Enema)

English: Sargentodoxa Formula #1
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng 9-30g Clears Heat, Disperses Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses, Resolves toxicity, Stops pain.
Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding 9-30g Clears Heat, Clears hot soresinternally and externally, Relieves Fire toxicity.
Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao 6-30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, expels pus, eliminates Phlegm, reduces abscesses internally and topically, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Pu Gong Ying. for gynecological disorders involving vaginal discharge, pain and abdominal distention due to Heat Stasis.
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 9-30g Clears Heat, Clears Heat in the Blood, Reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules internally and topically, Relieves Fire toxicity.
Hb. Commelinae Ya Zhi Cao 9-30g Cools Heat, drains Fire and slightly resolves toxicity and cools the Blood.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 6-14g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain.
With Yan Hu Suo, treats everything from Liver Qi Stagnation to Deep Blood Stasis with pain anywhere in the body including stabbing chest pain, distending pain in the breast, Cold pain in the epigastrium, pain due to bulging disorder in the lower body and dysmenorrhea.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 3-12g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 4-30g Drains abscesses, Invigorates the channels, Promotes the movement of Blood, Reduces swelling.
Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng 9-30g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, relieves abdominal pain due to inflammation, cools the Blood, dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao.
With Hong Teng and Bai Jiang Cao, for abdominal pain due to inflammation.

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Regulates Qi
  • Opens the connecting vessels
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Disperses Stasis

Syndromes

  • Blood Stagnation with Heat

Clinical Manifestations

  • Lower abdominal distention and pain (usually on right)
  • Pain increases on pressure with rebound tenderness
  • Guarding of the abdominal musculature
  • Groin pain resembling urinary dysfunction without urinary difficulty
  • Groin pain relieved by flexing hip and knee
  • Groin pain intensified by extending hip
  • Perspiration
  • Irregular or intermittent fever followed by chills and perspiration
  • May be mass in lower right quadrant of abdomen
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Hard lumps
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin, white or yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Tight or Wiry and tight or Tight and rapid

Treats

  • Fallopian tube blockage

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.