Mu Fang Ji Tang - 木防己汤 - Cocculus Decoction

English:	Cocculus Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Aristolochiae seu Cocculi	Mu Fang Ji	9g	Dispels Wind, Eliminates Dampness, Promotes urination, Reduces swellings, Resolves toxicity, Unblocks the channels and collaterals.
Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	18g	Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability, quenches thirst and clears Excess Heat from the Lungs. With Ren Shen, for Excessive Heat with Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	12g	Powerfully tonifies Yuan and Lung Qi.
Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	6g	Releases the Exterior, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain, assists Heart Yang, warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest, warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.

Formula Actions

• Activates Water circulation to eliminate Stagnation
• Descends Qi

Syndromes

• Water Accumulation in the Upper Jiao

Clinical Manifestations

Shortness of breath Increased dyspnea when lying down Asthma Abdominal pain Chest and epigastric fullness and distention

A dark facial complexion Scanty urination Edema P: Deep and tight

Treats

Congestive Heart failure Cardiac asthma Edema due to nephritis Nephritic edema Dyspnea

Bronchial asthma Pitting edema Hypertension Osteoarthritis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For wheezing and dyspnea due to congestive Heart failure		For osteoarthritis due to Damp-Heat:
- Rx. Aristolochiae seu Cocculi	Mu Fang Ji
+ Cx. Mori	Sang Bai Pi
+ Fr. Perillae	Zi Su Zi	- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 18g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
For osteoarthritis due to Damp-Heat with severe pain and a hot sensation in the joints:
+ 20g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
- Rx. Aristolochiae seu Cocculi	Mu Fang Ji	+ 12g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+12g Talcum	Hua Shi
- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao
+ 18g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
For osteoarthritis due to Damp-Heat with swelling of the joints:
+ 20g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	- Rx. Aristolochiae seu Cocculi	Mu Fang Ji
+12g Talcum	Hua Shi
+ 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao	- Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
+ 18g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 9g Hb. Siegesbeckiae	Xi Xian Cao
+ 9g Caulis Sargentodoxae	Hong Teng	+ 20g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+12g Talcum	Hua Shi
+ 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao
+ 5g Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong