Retention Enema #4

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Alumen	Ming Fan	15g	Alleviates diarrhea, Dries Dampness, Relieves toxicity, Stops bleeding.
Rx. Bletillae	Bai Ji	15g	Astringes leakage of Blood, Eliminates ulcers, Generates flesh, Reduces swelling, Stops bleeding.
Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis	Ku Shen	15g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness and promotes urination.
Flos Sophorae Immaturus	Huai Hua Mi	15g	Cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	10g	Clears Heat, Clears Heat topically, Drains Dampness, Drains Fire, Resolves toxicity, Stops bleeding.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Promotes urination, Reduces Fire toxicity, Transforms Dampness. With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation.

Formula Actions

• Clears Damp-Heat from the Intestines

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat dysentery

Clinical Manifestations

Diarrhea with tenesmus which intensifies after defecation Frequent stools which are small in quantity Stools are yellow or brown, thin, watery, with foul smell or sticky and pasty like jam or sticky fluid or containing pus and blood Burning hot sensation in anus Abdominal pain Urine short and red Sustained fever despite profuse perspiration or raging fever in the afternoon or in severe cases, high fever and coma

Mouth dry but no desire to drink Body heavy Limbs tired Fullness in chest Lump in epigastrium Anorexia Vomiting Scanty, dark urine T: Red C: Yellow and greasy or Yellow and sticky P: Slippery and rapid

Treats

Damp-Heat dysentery Toxic-Heat dysentery

Chronic infection

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Decoct for use as an enema.

Modifications

For chronic recurrence of amoebic dysentery:		For chronic bacterial dysentery:
+ 30g Rx. Pulsatillae	Bai Tou Weng	+ 30g Hb. Portulacae	Ma Chi Xian
+ 10g Bul. Allii Sativi	Da Suan	+ 10g Bul. Allii Sativi	Da Suan
+ 10g Per. Granati	Shi Liu Pi