Eight Herb Powder For Rectification
Chinese Prescription: Ba Zheng San
English Translation: Eight Herb Powder For Rectification
Formula Type: Clear Damp-Heat
Actions: Clear heat, promote urination, unblock painful urinary dysfunction.
Indications: Damp-heat in the bladder causing dark, turbid, scanty, burning, difficult and painful urination. Urine may be strong smelling. There can be dry mouth and throat. Tongue coat is yellow and greasy. Pulse is slippery and rapid. There may also be urinary retention and abdominal pain.
Contraindications: *Long-term use may cause weakness, light-headednes, palpitations and a loss of appetite. *Contraindicated in pregnancy or deficient cold patterns unless significantly modified.
Pinyin | English | Suggested Dosage |
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view: Mu Tong |
Akebia Vine | 3-6g |
view: Hua Shi |
Talcum | 12-30g |
view: Che Qian Zi |
Plantago Seed | 9-15g |
view: Qu Mai |
Dianthus | 6-12g |
view: Bian Xu |
Polygonum Knotweed | 6-12g |
view: Zhi Zi |
Gardenia | 3-9g |
view: Da Huang |
Rhubarb Root | 6-9g |
view: Deng Xin Cao |
Rush Pith | 3-6g |
view: Gan Cao |
Licorice | 3-9g |
Mu Tong / Akebia Vine | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cool • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & drains heat from the Heart via the Small Intestine: such symptoms as irritability accompanied by sores of the mouth or tongue, & scanty urine. Also used in treating damp-heat painful urinary dysfunction, edema & leg qi.2. Promotes lactation & unblocks the blood vessels: for insufficient lactation; less commonly for amenorrhea, & for pain & stiffness of the joints. |
MeridiansBladder, Heart, Small Intestine |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy & in the absence of interior damp-heat. This herb easily injures the fluids & should be used with extreme caution in patients with any sign of yin deficiency. Do not overdose: acute renal failure was reported following a dose of 60g. |
Hua Shi / Talcum | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-18g |
Actions1. Promotes uriantion & drains heat from the Bladder: an important substance in treating hot painful urinary dysfunction or any condition with dark, painful, burning, & scanty urine. Also used for damp-heat generated diarrhea.2. Clears heat & releases summerheat: for summerheat disorder with fever, urinary difficulty, irritability, & thirst. 3. Absorbs dampness: applied topically for damp skin lesions. 4. Expels damp-heat through the urine: used adjunctively for heat in the qi level with dampness manifested in uremitting fevers, a heavy feeling in the body, thirst, & a yellow tongue coating. |
MeridiansStomach, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated for Spleen qi deficiency or spermatorrhea, for depleted fluids due to a warm-febrile disease, & for excessive urination. Use with caution during pregnancy. Toxicity: can stimulate the growth of granulomas in the colon & vagina. |
Che Qian Zi / Plantago Seeds | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & clears heat: for any type of edema or painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat. Generally used for damp-heat pouring into the lower burner.2. promotes urination to solidify the stool: for diarrhea associated with either damp-heat or damp-summerheat. 3. Clears the eyes: for eye problems associated with either Liver & Kidney deficiency (e.g., dry eyes or cataracts), or heat in the Liver channel (e.g., red, painful, swollen eyes & sensitivity to light) depending on which other herbs it is combined with. 4. Expels phlegm & stops cough: for Lung heat-induced cough with copious sputum. |
MeridiansBladder, Kidney, Liver, Lung |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in cases of exhausted yang qi, or spermatorrhea due to Kidney yang deficiency or exhaustion from overwork. |
Qu Mai / Dianthus, Pink (aerial parts) | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage6-12g, very large dosage up to 24g |
Actions1. Clears damp-heat, promotes urination, & unblocks painful urinary dysfunction: for any type of painful urinary dysfunction, especially bloody painful urinary dysfunction.2. Breaks up blood stasis: used as an auxiliary herb for amernorrhea due to blood stasis. 3. Unblocks the bowels: for constipation. |
MeridiansBladder, Heart, Small Intestine |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy & in cases with Spleen or Kidney deficiency. May antagonize sang piao xiao. |
Bian Xu / Polygonum, Knotweed | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage9-15g |
Actions1. Clears damp-heat from the Bladder, promotes uriantion, & unblocks painful urinary dysfunction: for damp-heat painful urinary dysfunction.2. Expels parasites & stops itching: for damp skin lesions wit itching, inlcuging tinra, or for intestinal parasites such as tapeworm, hookworm, & pinworm. |
MeridiansBladder |
CautionsOverdose can cause drainage of the essential qi. Toxicity: Can cause dermatitis or gastrointestinal disturbance in horses & sheep. |
Zhi Zi / Gardenia, Cape Jasmine Fruit | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Fire | |||
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Clears heat & eliminates irritability: for heat patterns with fever, irritability, restlessness, a stifling sensation in the chest, insomnia, or delirious speech.2. Dries damp-heat: for painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat in the lower burner; damp-heat & constrained Liver & Gallbladder (middle burner) with jaundice; & damp-heat in the Gallbladder & Triple Burner channels of the face, affecting the nose & eyes or causing sores in the mouth or facial region. 3. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: for heat in the blood with such symptoms as nosebleed, or blood in the vomit, stool, or urine. For this purpose, the herb is partiallly charred. 4. Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to trauma: for this purpose, apply topically as a powder mixed with egg white or vinegar. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Lung, Stomach, Triple Burner |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of loose stool or loss of appetite due to cold from deficiency. |
Da Huang / Rhubarb Rhizome | |||
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Downward Draining • Sub Category: Purgative | |||
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Drains heat & purges accumulations: for high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, abdominal pain & distention, delirium, yellow tongue coating, & a full pulse. This presentation is referred to either as Intestinal heat excess or the yang brightness organ-stage of the six stages of disease.2. Drains damp-heat via the stool, especially in cases of damp-heat jaundice or acute, hot dysentric disorders. Also for painful urinary dysfunction. 3. Drains heat from the blood: for blood in the stool either from bleeding hemorrhoids or heat accumulating in the Intestines. Also for reckless movement of hot blood that overflows, manifested in vomiting blood or nosebleed accompanied by constipation. 4. Invigorates the blood & dispels blood stasis: for amenorrhea, immobile abdominal masses, or fixed pain due to blood stasis. Also for blood stasis due to traumatic injury or Intestinal abscess. This is an important herb for treating both recent & long-terms blood stasis. 5. Clears heat obstructing the blood level: for fever, hot, swollen & painful eyes, or fire toxin sores due to heat excess obstructing the blood level. 6. Clears heat & reduces fire toxicity: used either topically or internally for burns or hot skin lesions. |
MeridiansHeart, Large Intestine, Liver, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of exterior disorders, qi or blood deficiency, cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach. Use with exteme caution during pregnancy, menstruation, or post partum. Contraindicated for nursing mothers because the active ingredients enter the milk. |
Deng Xin Cao / Rush Pith | |||
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage1.5-4.5g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for heat disorders with dark, scanty urine, or for hot painful urinary dysfunction.2. Clears heat from the Heart channel: moves heat from the Heart channel downward into the Small Intestine channel where it is expelled through the urine. Commonly used in pediatric sleep disorders accompanied by dark, scanty urine & irritability, especially at night. Also used in adults for insomnia or restless sleep due to lack of communication between the Heart & the Kidneys (i.e., excessive Heart fire with Kidney yin deficiency). |
MeridiansHeart, Lung, Small Intestine |
CautionsUse with caution in cases of cold from deficiency. |
Gan Cao / Licorice Root (Chinese) | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral (raw root) • Category: Tonic / Harmonize • Sub Category: Tonify Qi | |||
Dosage2-12g |
Actions1. Tonifies the Spleen & augments the qi: commonly used for Spleen deficiency with shortness of breath, lassitude, & loose stools. Also for qi or blood deficiency patterns with an irregular or intermittent pulse & /or palpitations.2. Moistens the Lungs & stops coughing: for coughing & wheezing. Because of its neutral properties, it can be used for either heat or cold in the Lungs. 3. Clears heat & relieves fire toxicity: used raw for carbuncles, sores, or sore throat due to fire toxin. For this purpose, it can be taken internally or applied topically. 4. Moderates spasms & alleviates pain: for painful spasms of the abdomen or legs. 5. Moderates & harmonizes the characteristics of other herbs: by virtue of its sweet, neutral, & moderating properties, this herb moderates hot & cold herbs, & mitigates the violent properties of other herbs. Since it is said to enter all 12 primary channels, it can lead & conduct other herbs into the channels. 6. Used as an antidote for a variety of toxic substances, both internally & topically. 7. The raw root clears heat & relieves toxicity, the honey-fried tonifies the middle & moderates spasms. |
MeridiansAll 12 channels (principally the Heart, Lung, Spleen, & Stomach) |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of excess dampness, nausea, or vomiting. May be in compatible with jing da ji, yuan hua, gan sui, & hai zao, & may antagonize yuan zhi. The toxicity of gan cao is very low, but if taken long-term it may cause hypertension &/or edema. Glycyrrhetinic acid has been reported to cause a reduction in the activity of the thyroid & a reducation in the basal metabolic rate. |