Downward-draining formulas
Ji chuan jian
Benefit the River Decoction
- Chinese name
- 济川煎
- Group
- Downward-draining formulas
- English name
- Blood Replenishing Decoction
Softens the stool and warms the kidney yang.
Indications
For chronic constipation with lower back pain, a cold feeling in the lower back and anaemia.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cistanche (rou cong rong) | 6–9 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 9–15 g |
| Niu xi (achyranthes) | 6–9 g |
| Water plantain (ze xie) | 6–9 g |
| Mature bitter orange (zhi ke) | 3–6 g |
| Sheng ma (cimicifuga) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- pale with a thin white coating
- Pulse
- thin
Variations
- For qi deficiency: add ginseng.
- For kidney deficiency: add prepared rehmannia.
- For chronic constipation: add hemp seed (or linseed) and suo yang.
- For severe lower back pain: add water plantain, goji and du zhong.
- For pain throughout the body: add du huo and sang ji sheng.