Clears Damp-Heat from the Intestines, Stops Bleeding, Disperses Wind, Regulates Qi, Alleviates Pain
Intestinal wind with heat toxins or damp heat in the Large Intestine. Presenting with bright red rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, may be accompanied by a burning or itchy sensation around the anus, rectal pain and swelling, hot smelly stool, constipation or incomplete sensation following bowel movements, thirst.
Possible Eastern Presentations
Chinese Medicine pulse diagnostic
may present as: rapid, slippery, wiry
Chinese Medicine tongue diagnostic
may present as: red with a yellow, or greasy coat
Possible Western Applications
Sophora Japonica Teapills
may assist with biomedical problems such as: bleeding hemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal fistula, anal pruritus, acute rectal bleeding, rectal prolapse, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
Cautions, Contraindications & Usage
Contraindicated during pregnancy. Use with caution in Spleen deficiency with a tendency to loose stools, diarrhea, poor appetite or chronic digestive weakness. Use caution with chronic bleeding due to Qi deficiency or bloody stool with dark purplish blood.
Administer half an hour before or one hour after eating. In acute or severe disorders, dosage may be increased to 8-12 pills every 2-4 hours, then reduced to a maintenance dose as the treatment takes effect. May be used short-term for few days to a few weeks. Once acute heat symptoms are resolved, this formula should be discontinued and replaced with an appropriate constitutional formula. Not recommended for long term use.
Sophora japonica fruit, Sanguisorba officinalis root, Scutellaria baicalensis root, Citrus aurantium fruit-ripe, Ledebouriella divaricata root, Angelica sinensis root. - Huai jiao zi, Di yu, Huang qin, Zhi ke, Fang feng, Dang gui
200 teapills per bottle. Standard dosage: 8 teapills, 3 times per day.
