Rou Dou Kou肉豆蔻
Semen MyristicaeNutmeg Seeds
Autres nomsMyristica
- Catégorie
- Plantes qui stabilisent et astreignent
- Nature
- tiède
- Saveur
- piquant
- Tropisme
- Gros intestin, Rate, Estomac
- Posologie
- 1.5–10 g
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Doses usuelles
- Posologie
- 1.5–10 g
- Powder
- 1.5–3 g
- Tincture
- 1–3 ml
Actions & indications
- Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea
- Chronic intractable diarrhea or daybreak diarrhea due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Warms the Middle Jiao, regulates Qi and alleviates pain
- Pain, distention of the epigastrium and abdomen, reduced appetite and vomiting due to Deficiency Cold of the Spleen and Stomach
- Qi Stagnation
Contre-indications
- Contraindicated in hot diarrhea, hot dysenteric disorders, or Stomach Heat.
- Contraindicated in sudden, explosive diarrhea caused by Summerheat.
- Contraindicated in Intestinal Wind with bleeding.
- Contraindicated where Damp-Heat has accumulated into Stagnation.
- Contraindicated in the early stages of vaginal discharge.
- Use caution during pregnancy.
- A dose of 7.5 g of the powdered herb can cause dizziness, stupor or convulsions.
- Large doses can be fatal.
Associations
Long-standing diarrhea and dysenteric disorders.
Diarrhea from Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold, with poor appetite and abdominal distention that eases with warmth and pressure.
Predawn diarrhea from Spleen and Kidney Deficiency Cold.
- Ren Shen
- Bai Zhu
- Rou Gui
Long-standing diarrhea caused by Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold.
- Ren Shen
- Rou Gui
- Ying Su Ke
Severe diarrhea accompanied by slippage of Qi.
Long-term colitis.
Marked Yang Deficiency.
Abdominal pain with intestinal rumbling.
- Wu Wei Zi
- He Zi
- Mu Xiang
- Ji Nei Jin
- Shan Zha Tan
Stagnation of food.
Poor appetite, diarrhea and Cold abdominal pain arising when Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold constrains the Middle Jiao.
- Mu Xiang
- Zhi
- Ban Xia
The same pattern of constrained Middle Jiao Cold from Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold—poor appetite, diarrhea, Cold abdominal pain—together with vomiting.
- Zhi
- Ban Xia
- Gan Jiang
Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention and diminished appetite from Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Long-standing diarrhea with bloating and a sense of fullness.
Poor appetite and weak digestion.
Predawn diarrhea.
Deficiency of Spleen Yang.
Long-standing enteritis or dysentery presenting with diarrhea.
The same Spleen-Stomach Deficiency Cold pattern of vomiting, diarrhea, distention and reduced appetite, addressed with a stronger effect.
Long-standing diarrhea with a sensation of abdominal Cold.
- Ying Su Ke
- Bai Shao
Long-standing diarrhea with abdominal pain.
Long-standing diarrhea with poor appetite and weakness.
Notes
- Myristicin, one of its constituents, has hallucinogenic effects.
- The ability to astringe diarrhea belongs only to the processed herb; fresh Rou Dou Kou can actually bring on diarrhea instead.
- Formulas containing this herb are typically prescribed for children and the elderly.
- For dysenteric disorders it is best taken together with rice congee, while for vomiting and diarrhea it should be taken with a tea of fresh ginger.
- Rou Dou Kou and Fr. Tsaoko Cao Guo share the ability to dispel Cold, dry Dampness and move Qi to regulate the Spleen and Stomach, and both are acrid in flavor. Rou Dou Kou, however, carries a stronger astringent quality that lets it secure leakage and loss from the Large Intestine, and because it warms both Spleen and Kidneys it addresses the Middle and Lower Jiao together, whereas Cao Guo acts specifically on the Middle Jiao.
- Roasted Nutmeg Seeds Wei Rou Dou Kou is less likely to irritate the Intestines and contains less of the hallucinogenic myristicin, while its astringent action is strengthened for stopping diarrhea.