Da Huang Mu Dan Tang (Rhubarb and Moutan Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Purge Heat Accumulation

Pattern:

• Blood and Heat, Stagnating and Clumping in the Intestines

Actions:

• Drains heat through the bowels, breaks up blood stagnation, disperses clumping, lumps, and reduces swellings.

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Thin, yellow, greasy tongue coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Rapid slippery pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do not use this formula in cases with necrotic appendicitis, appendicitis in infants, appendicitis during pregnancy, appendicitis with peritonitis, or appendicitis with parasites.
• Use strict caution with elderly or weak patients.

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction.

Originally Appeared In:

• Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Large Intestine, Stomach, Heart, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs, Small Intestine

Substances in this Formula (5 Total):

	Da Huang (Rhubarb Root and Rhizome) 大簧 Qty: 12-18 grams Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Rhei Cat: Purgatives
	Mang Xiao (Sodium Sulfate, Mirabilite, Glauber's Salt) 芒硝 Qty: 9-12 grams Chan: ST, LI. Prop: Salty, Bitter, Very Cold Latin: Natrii Sulfas Cat: Purgatives
	Mu Dan Pi (Cortex of the Peony Tree Root) 牡丹皮 Qty: 9 grams Chan: HT, LIV, KI Prop: Spicy, Bitter, Cool Latin: Cortex Radicis Moutan Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Tao Ren (Peach Kernel) 桃仁 Qty: 9-15 grams Chan: HT, LI, LIV, ST Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Neutral Latin: Semen Pruni Persicae Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Dong Gua Zi (Winter Melon, Wax Gourd Seed, Benincasa) 冬瓜子 Qty: 15-30 grams Chan: LU, ST, LI, SI Prop: Sweet, Cold Latin: Semen Benincasae Hispidae Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness