PERSICA & RHUBARB
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
‘Peach Seed Qi-Infusing Decoction’
Source: Treatise on Febrile Diseases Caused by Cold (Shang Han Lun, 200)
Keywords
pelvic inflammatory disease, retention of placenta, acute lower abdominal pain, and intestinal obstruction
Ingredients
Prunus persica (Tao Ren, peach seed)
Rheum palmatum (Da Huang, rhubarb)
Cinnamomum cassia (Gui
Zhi, cinnamon twigs)
Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Gan Cao, fried liquorice)
Sodium sulphate decahydrate
(Mang Xiao, melted mirabilite)
Major therapeutic action
Improves circulation, clears stagnant Blood, clears Heat.
Decreases blood viscosity, blood fat and blood sugar, anti-inflammatory and anti-convulsive, improves renal function.
Indications
* Accumulation of Blood/stasis and Heat in the lower abdomen.
* With the appropriate symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as acute
pelvic inflammatory disease, adnexitis, ileus, retention of placenta, injuries from falls and contusions,
endometritis, intestinal obstruction.
Key symptoms for use
* distension and fullness in the lower abdomen with tenderness
* acute lower abdominal pain made worse with pressure
* incontinence
* loose bowels
* night fever
* dysmenorrhoea or amenorrhoea in women
* delirium (in severe cases possible manic behaviour)
* For irregular menstruation or dysmenorrhoea add Tao Ren & Hong Hua, plus Dang Gui.
* For post traumatic blood stasis or severe bowel obstruction add Tian Qi.
The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.
Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
Pregnancy.