Downward-draining formulas
Da cheng qi tang
Major Order the Qi Decoction
- Chinese name
- 大承气汤
- Group
- Downward-draining formulas
- English name
- Major Rhubarb Combination
- Basic formula
- ✓
Drains heat from stomach and intestines and relieves constipation.
Indications
For 'yang ming' complaints with constipation, fever, a full feeling in the abdomen and irritability that can rise to confusion and delirium. The book also mentions bowel obstruction, cholecystitis, acute appendicitis, coma and fits.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rhubarb root (da huang) | 9–12 g |
| Glauber's salt (mang xiao) | 6–9 g |
| Hou po (magnolia bark) | 9–12 g |
| Immature bitter orange (zhi shi) | 9–12 g |
- Tongue
- yellow coating, possibly with raised spots
- Pulse
- slippery, full and rapid
Note
First boil hou po and bitter orange, then add the rhubarb and finally dissolve the Glauber's salt.