Guest guest Posted July 12, 2003 Report Share Posted July 12, 2003 Hi Theresa, Bie Jia JIan Wan was introduced in the 4th Chapter of the Golden Coffer (Jin Gui Yao Lue Fang Lun), which discusses Malaria. Its main functions are to move blood and quicken blood, dispel dampness and transform phlegm, and to soften hardness and disperse concretions. It was originally used for a condition called " Malaria Mother (Nue Mu) " , in which, owing to enduring malaria, malaria evil lodges in the lesser yang, mutually binds with depressed and static qi and blood, and forms concretions and conglomerations below the ribs. In modern practice, it is used for firmness and hardness below the ribs (hepatomegaly, splenomegaly) arising in the course of many different diseases. The ingredients are listed below: Bie Jia Wu Shan (another name for she gan) Huang Qin Shu Fu (Sow Bugs) Gan Jiang Da Huang Gui Zhi Shi Wei Hou Po Qu Mai Zi Wei (Probably Zi Wei Gen?, Campsis Grandiflora) E Jiao Chai Hu Qiang Lang (Dung Beetle) Shao Yao (Peony, white or red) Mu Dan Pi Zhe Chong (Tu Bie Chong) Feng Ke (Wasp Nest) Chi Shao- this is Niter or saltpeter (Not Chi Shao) Tao Ren Ren Shen Ban Xia Ting Li (Decsuraniae seu Lepidii) Bob Damone, M.S., L.Ac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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