TONIFY THE BOWEL DECOCTION
Sheng Mai Chi Shi Bai Hua Wan

 

Source: Experiential formula 

Keywords
IBD, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, SIBO

Ingredients
Radix Codonopsis (Dang Shen)
Atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu)
Poria cocos (Fu Ling)
Pericarpium Citri reticulatae (Chen Pi)
Pinellia ternata (Ban Xia)
Astragalus membranaceous (Huang Qi)
Fructus Pruni mumis (Wu Mei)
Fructus Schisandrae (Wu Wei Zi)
Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai Dong)
Semen Euryalis (Qian Shi)
Anemarrhena aspheloides (Zhi Mu)
Rhizoma Dioscoreae oppositae (Shan Yao)
Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian)
Salvia miltorrhiza (Dan Shen)
Halloysitum (Chi Shi Zhi)
Limonitum (Yu Yu Liang)
Oldenlandia diffusa – (Bai Hua She She Cao, Snaketongue grass herb)

Major therapeutic action
Invigorates qi, nourishes yin, strengthens the Spleen and stops diarrhoea.

Biomedical action
Stops diarrhoea, relieves pain.

Indications
o  Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
o  Ulcerative colitis
o  Crohn’s disease
o  Chronic pancreatitis
o  Small Intestine bacterial overgrowth  (SIBO)
o  Long term diarrhoea

Key symptoms for use
o  abdominal pain
o  long term diarrhoea with pus and blood
o  dull pain
o  nausea
o  vomiting
o  fatty stools
o  mild jaundice
o  chills
o  skin, clammy
o  weakness
o  weight loss
o  emaciation
o  fever, or low afternoon fever
o  anxiety, or restlessness and irritability
o  dizziness
o  insomnia
o  night-sweats
o  red tongue with little coat

Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
Acute infection / gastroenteritis.
Dosage
5 grams 2 to 3 times daily, may need long term use.