Retention Enema #2

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sulphur	Liu Huang	5g	Tonifies Ming Men Fire and strengthens Yang.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	8g	Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo	10g	Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	10g	Expels Dampness, alleviates discharge and treats leukorrhea and diarrhea. With Gan Cao, for stomachache.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	10g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.
Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi	10g	Strengthens Yang, Tonifies and warms Spleen Yang and stops diarrhea, Tonifies the Kidneys.
Per. Granati	Shi Liu Pi	10g	Astringes the Intestines, Stabilizes Kidneys and retains Jing, Stops diarrhea.

Formula Actions

• Warms and Reinforces the Spleen and Kidneys
• Promotes urination

Syndromes

• Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

Clinical Manifestations

Chronic, relentless dysenteric diarrhea which is thin, watery and mucoid Diarrhea may contain pus and Blood Diarrhea is worse with exposure to Cold and cold foods Body cold Limbs icy Complexion white and shiny or sallow Aversion to Cold Watery cough Dizziness Anorexia Fatigue Listlessness Depression Low back, knees and abdomen feel cold and painful Mild, persistent abdominal pain worse with Cold and better with warmth and pressure

Exhaustion Lower abdomen feels cold and painful Mild tenesmus or A dragging sensation in the lower abdomen which is relieved by the diarrhea Loose stools containing undigested food “Cock-crow” diarrhea (occurs at about 5 am) Edema of face and limbs Heaviness and aching of the limbs and head Palpitations Dysuria Scanty urination Severe: Abdominal ascites Incontinence of stools Rectal prolapse T: Pale, moist and swollen C: Thin and white or White and greasy P: Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow

Treats

Chronic dysentery Persistent chronic colitis Ulcerative colitis

Crohn's disease Irritable bowel syndrome Ascites

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Cook Zhi Fu Zi for 30 minutes before the other herbs. Decoct with the other herbs, strain and cool to body temperature and use 100-200 ml as a retention enema.

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