Kai Jin San - 开金散 - Powder For Treating Anorectic Dystentery

English:	Powder for Treating Anorectic Dysentery
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Benincasae	Dong Gua Zi	15g	Clears Heat, expels Phlegm, expels pus and moistens the Lungs.
Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	12g	Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi. With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
Hb. Sinocrassulae Indicae	Shi Lian Zi	9g	Clears Heat.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	9g	Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Poria	Fu Ling	9g	Strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm.
Fr. Oryzae	Gu Ya	9g	Harmonizes the Center, Opens the Stomach, Promotes digestion, Reduces Food Stagnation, Strengthens, Strengthens the Spleen and encourages appetite.
Calyx Nelumbinis	He Di	9g	Calms restless fetus, Clears Summerheat, Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Treats diarrhea and dysentery with Blood and mucus.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	9g	Transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and promotes the movement of Qi.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	9g	Adjusts the Middle, Descends Qi, Dries Dampness, Regulates Qi, Relieves the diaphragm, Transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	4.5g	Clears Heat, Drains Dampness, Drains Fire, Drains Stomach Fire, Resolves toxicity.

Formula Actions

• Clear residual Heat
• Harmonize the Stomach
• Stop vomiting
• Descend Qi

Syndromes

• Anorectic dysentery Excess syndrome

Clinical Manifestations

Short history of dysentery Inability to take in any food or fluid without nausea and vomiting A small or decreasing amount of diarrhea with mucus There may or may not be small amounts of Blood in the stool Severe anorexia Refusal to eat

A red complexion Thirst Dryness Fullness in the chest A foul taste in the mouth Restlessness T: Normal C: Greasy and yellow P: Slippery and rapid

Treats

Anorectic dysentery

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe nausea:		For prolonged vomiting which damages the Stomach Yin:
+ 12g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
- Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ 2 or 3 of the following:
9g Rx. Panacis Quinquifolii	Xi Yang Shen
9g Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
9g Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu
15g Rz. Phragmitis	Lu Gen