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 Bowel Ease Capsule
Rhizoma Rheum Palmatum
Other names : Canton Rhubarb, Da Huang, Rhubarb.
Rhubarb is the dried root and rhizome of Rheum Palmatum L., (Fam.Polyonaceae)
Action : To cause catharsis and purge away heat, to reduce
heat in blood and counteract toxicity, and to eliminate blood stasis
and stimulate menstrual discharge.
Indication : Fever with constipation, retention of the
feces and abdominal pain’dysentery with inadequate discharge
from the bowels; jaundice caused by damp heat; haematemesis; epistaxis
; inflammation of the eye and swelling of the throat due to heat
in the blood; appenditicis with abdominal pain; boils , sores and
abscess, amenorrhea due to blood stasis; traumatic injuries; hemorrhage
from upper gastrointestinal tract.
Presentation : Rhubarb has been prescribed for cancer,
fever, headache, sores, toothache and assorted other ills. This
chemically complex herb contains two ingredients of particular note:
anthraquinones and considerably concentrations of astringent tannins.
German Health authorities endorse the use of rhubarb for constipation
and various ailments for which a soft stool is desired, such as
hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
Rhubarb has also been studied , primarily by Chinese Physician,
as a treatment for chronic renal failure 11, and endometriosis
12, and for preventing pregnancy-induced high blood pressure 13.
Rhizoma Rehmanniae Glutinosa (Dried)
Other names : Chinese Foxglove, Rehmannia Root, Di Huang,
Jio (Japanese)
Chinese Foxglove ( Di Huang) is the dried root tuber of Rhizoma
Rehmanniae Glutinosa Libosch. (Fam.Scrophulariaceae)
Action : To remove heat and promote production of body
fluid, to reduce heat in blood and arrest bleeding
Indication : Impairment of yin in febrile disease marked
by deep red tongue and thirst; skin eruption and maculation; spitting
of blood, epistaxis, sore throat.
Presentation : Chinese foxglove has been used for a millennium
or more in traditional Chinese medcine as a nourishing yin tonic;
it is found in many important herbal formulas and ranks among the
most commonly used Chinese herbs. 1 Experts draw an important dinstiction
between dried and cured rehmannia; the former is considered a cooling
agent to treat what are considered ‘febrile’ ailments,
such as skin eruptions, restlessness, and nosebleeds, while the
latter is normally used as a warming agent to nourish the ‘vital
essence’ and ‘tone’ the blood 2, properties
considered useful in Chinese medicinal tradition for treating conditions
such as heavy menstrual bleeding, dizziness, and premature hair
graying.
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