Commonly Used Chinese Herb Formulas with Illustrations - Apricot Seed and Linum Formula (Ma Zi Ren Wan)


 

1117 麻子仁丸 (Ma Zi Ren Wan)

Apricot Seed and Linum Formula

Hemp Seed Pill

 


 

Formulation

Chinese Name

Pharmaceutical Name

Pin Yin Name

English Name

麻子仁

Fructus Cannabis

Ma Zi Ren

Linum

大黃

Rhizoma Rhei

Da Huang

Rhubarb

芍藥

Radix Paeoniae alba

Shao Yao

White Peony

枳實

Fructus Aurantii immaturus

Zhi Shi

Zhi Shih

厚朴

Cortex Magnoliae officinalis

Hou Pu

Magnolia Bark

杏仁

Semen Armeniacae amarum

Xing Ren

Apricot Seed

 

Classic Literature Reference

Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Febrile Diseases, 206).

Compiler: Zhang, Zhong-jingo

 

Indications

Traditional: Dry heat in the Stomach and Intestine accompanied by insufficient body fluids marked by dry and hard stool, difficult bowel movement, frequent urination, a dry and yellow tongue coating, and a floating and hesitant pulse. This condition typically occurs in the elderly or in physically weak individuals who have dry skin and lack adequate body fluids.

 

Modern: Habitual constipation, constipation in the elderly, postpartum or post-surgical constipation, incomplete intestinal obstruction, and hemorrhoids.

Pattern of Downward Flow of Damp-Heat

 

Herbs and Actions

 

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