HERB FORMULAS

XING LOU CHENG QI TANG - 星蒌承气汤 - FADING STAR ORDER THE QI DECOCTION

English: Fading Star Order the Qi Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 10-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and eliminates Phlegm.
Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao 10-15g Purges accumulations, guides out Stagnation, softens hardness, moistens Dryness, clears Heat and drains Fire.
With Da Huang, for constipation due to Heat in the Stomach and Intestines.
Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 6-10g Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions.
Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou 30-40g Clears Lung Heat, transforms Hot Phlegm and regulates Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Phlegm and Heat through the bowels

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Heat with Wind-Phlegm

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Sudden heaviness
  • Numbness or paralysis of the extremities on one side of the body
  • Facial paralysis
  • Dysphagia
  • Disordered consciousness
  • Dry stools
  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Copious Phlegm
  • Drooling
  • T: Stiff and quivering or Deviated
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Wiry and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • After the bowels have opened, reduce Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang and Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao.

MODIFICATIONS

For invigorating the Blood and opening the channels: For severe dizziness:
+ 12g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
    + 15g Concha Margaritaferae Usta Zhen Zhu Mu