WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

 Mu xiang bing lang wan(Aucklandia and Areca Seed Pills)

 [INGREDIENTS]:  Aucklandia root 30g , Areca seed 30g,  Green tangerine peel 30g, Tangerine peel 30g,  Burreed tuber 30g,  Coptis root 30g , Phellodendron bark 90g , Rhubarb 90g, Nutgrass flatsedge rhizome 120g , Morning glory seed 120g

[DIRECTIONS]:Grind the above herbs into powder, then mix it with water to make into form of pills as large as Chinese parasol seed. 3 to 6 grams each time.

[ EFFECTS]:Activating qi to remove stasis and purging accumulated heat.

[INDICATIONS]: Internal retention and stagnation manifested by stuffiness, fullness and distending pain of epigastrium and abdomen, dysentery with te­nesmus, or constipation, yellow and greasy coating, deep forceful pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a common formula for activating qi to re­move stasis and purging heat to relieve constipation. As the main herbs, auck­landia root and areca seed activate qi and resolve stagnation for relieving fullness and pain. Rhubarb and morning glory seed act as the assistant herbs to purge ac­cumulated heat and to remove stasis for relieving constipation. As the adjuvant herbs , phellodendron bark and coptis root are to clear away heat and to dry damp­ness for relieving diarrhea;green tangerine peel and tangerine peel are to regulate qi for resolving retention; nutgrass flatsedge rhizome and burreed tuber are to soothe the liver-qi for relieving qi stagnation within blood.

So this formula is suitable to the cases of exuberance of the genuine qi with excessive evils. If it is erroneously applied to deficient cases, it may injure the stomach-qi.

The Aucklandia and Areca Seed Pills recorded in Collection of Formulae with Notes has another three herbs, i.e. bitter orange, burreed tuber and mirabilite to strengthen the power of activating qi for removing stasis in addition to herbs of this formula. In another formula, Chinese angelica root is added.