Retention Enema #2
- Substances
- 7
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Composition
Tonifies Ming Men Fire and strengthens *Yang*.
Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen *Yang*.
Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens *Yang.*
Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.*
Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, tonifies and warms Spleen Yang and stops diarrhea.
Astringes the Intestines, stops diarrhea, stabilizes Kidneys and retains *Jing.*
Actions
- Provides warmth and support to the Spleen and Kidneys
- Encourages the flow of urine
Syndromes traités
Deficiency of Spleen and Kidney Yang
Manifestations
- A persistent, unrelenting dysenteric diarrhea that is thin, watery and mucus-laden
- The diarrhea may carry pus and Blood
- Cold exposure and cold foods aggravate the diarrhea
- A cold sensation throughout the body
- Limbs that feel icy to the touch
- A complexion that is white and shiny, or sallow
- A dislike of Cold
- A cough producing watery phlegm
- Lightheadedness
- Loss of appetite
- A tired, depleted feeling
- A general listlessness
- A depressed mood
- Coldness and pain felt in the low back, knees and abdomen
- Mild, ongoing abdominal pain that worsens with Cold and eases with warmth and pressure
- A state of exhaustion
- Coldness and pain confined to the lower abdomen
- A slight urge to strain (tenesmus), or
- A dragging pull in the lower abdomen that eases once diarrhea occurs
- Loose stools that contain undigested food particles
- "Cock-crow" diarrhea, occurring around 5 am
- Swelling of the face and limbs
- A sense of heaviness and aching across the limbs and head
- A pounding or racing heartbeat
- Painful urination
- Reduced urine output
- In severe cases: fluid accumulation in the abdomen, loss of bowel control, and prolapse of the rectum
- Corps de la langue
- Pale in color, moist, and swollen in body
- Enduit
- A thin white coating, or one that is white and greasy.
- Pouls
- A pulse that is deep, thready and weak, and possibly slow too.
Indications
- Long-standing dysentery
- Ongoing, long-standing colitis
- Colitis of the ulcerative type
- Crohn's-type bowel disease
- The condition known as irritable bowel syndrome
- Fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity (ascites)
Notes
Simmer Zhi Fu Zi on its own for 30 minutes prior to adding the remaining herbs. Decoct everything together, strain, allow it to cool to body temperature, then administer 100-200 ml as a retention enema.