Jun Kun Tang - 军阃汤 - Army And Feminine Decoction

English:	Army and Feminine Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	40g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Drains Heat, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Purges accumulations, Reduces Fire toxicity, Transforms Dampness.
Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	30g	Clears Heat, Dispels Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Reduces swelling and edema, Resolves toxicity.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	30g	Prevents leakage of fluids.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	15g	Assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang and disperses Cold and Dampness.

Formula Actions

• Drains Heat
• Reduces Fire toxicity
• Promotes urination
• Transforms Dampness
• Invigorates the Blood
• Dispels Blood Stasis
• Warms Yang

Syndromes

• Toxic Heat with Cold

Clinical Manifestations

Oliguria

Polyuria

Treats

Renal failure (Uremia)

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Decoct in 500ml water until it is reduced to 200ml. Use as an enema and retain for 20-30 minutes. Do one enema a day for 20 days then stop for 5 days and resume for another 20 day course.

Modifications

For concomitant Yang Deficiency:		For Yin Deficiency:
+ 3g Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
For high Blood pressure:
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	For bloody stools:
+ 15g Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	For blood cells in the urine:
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
+ 12g Flos Sophorae Immaturus	Huai Hua Mi	+ 30g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai