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Vessel and Vehicle Pill

Pin Yin: Zhou Che Wan

Actions:
   Harshly purges Fluids from abdomen and Moves Qi;
  ---used for Accumulation of Fluids and Heat in the abdomen resulting in obstructed Qi of Stomach and Intestines, with edema and ascites, hard abdomen, reduced bowel and urine outflow, thirst, labored breathing, pulse sinking, rapid and forceful.
   (See Interior-Heat-Repletion; Interior Dampness .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Euphorbiae Kansui, Rx [gan sui]

0.1

Daphnes Genkwa, Fl [yuan hua]

0.1

Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae, Rx [jing da ji]

0.1

Pharbitidis, S [qian niu zi]

0.4

Rhei, Rz [da huang]

0.2

Citri Reticulatae Viride, Pc [qing pi]

0.05

Citri Reticulatae, Pc [chen pi]

0.05

Arecae, S [bing lang]

0.05

Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx (= Aucklandiae, Rx) [mu xiang]

0.05

Calomelas [qing fen]

0.01

Cautions:
Very harsh; rarely should more than one dose be given.

Associated Modern Diseases: ascites from cirrhosis, ascariasis, schistosomiasis.

Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Ten Jujube Decoction [Shi Zao Tang].

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