Hou Po · Zioła

Dawki zwyczajowe

Dawkowanie: 3–10 g
Tincture: 1–4 ml

Działania & wskazania

Promotes the movement of Qi in the Middle Jiao and resolves Stagnation (Resolves Food Stagnation): Qi Stagnation affecting the Spleen and Stomach and Food Stagnation with chest and/or abdominal distention and fullness
Promotes the movement of Qi downward, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm: Dampness or Phlegm Obstructing the Middle Jiao with distention, fullness, nausea and diarrhea
Descends Rebellious Qi, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing: Cough and wheezing due to Phlegm congesting the Lungs

Przeciwwskazania

Use with caution in pregnancy.
Use with caution in cases of Qi Deficiency*.

Niezgodności

Antagonistic with Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie.
Antagonistic with Calcitum Han Shui Shi.

Interakcje

Because this herb has a mild anticoagulant effect, caution is warranted when combining it with anticoagulant drugs such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), and enoxaparin, or with antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine), and clopidogrel (Plavix).

Połączenia

- Zhi Shi
Qi Stagnation that fails to move, presenting as abdominal distention, wheezing, shortness of breath, nausea, and constipation — or abdominal/chest distention, focal epigastric distention, wheezing, shortness of breath, nausea, rebellious Qi, or constipation arising from Cold, Heat, Dampness, or Phlegm, provided clumped Qi underlies the problem. (Use cautiously in weaker patients.)
- Zhi Shi
- Bai Zhu
Epigastric and abdominal distention from Qi and Food Stagnation.
- Zhi Shi
- Da Huang
Fairly severe accumulation and Stagnation presenting with abdominal distention, pain, and constipation, or Food Stagnation with abdominal pain and constipation; for paralytic ileus, use a larger dose of Hou Po.
- Zhi Ke
Abdominal distention caused by Qi and Food Stagnation.
- Gui Zhi
- Gan Jiang
Distention and fullness from Cold congealing into Qi Stagnation.
- Xiang Fu
- Chen Pi
Epigastric and abdominal bloating from Dampness obstructing the Qi.
- Shan Zha
- Mai Ya
- (Shen Qu)
Food Stagnation that accumulates and produces foul-smelling belching.
- Ren Shen
- Gan Cao
Distention and fullness caused by Deficiency Cold.
- Zhi Ban Xia
- Fu Ling
Phlegm obstructing the Qi, causing cough, vomiting, or a sensation of something lodged in the throat.
- Cang Zhu
- Chen Pi
Stomach Excess presenting with epigastric fullness and distention, acid regurgitation, foul belching, nausea, and vomiting, or Dampness Accumulation with Qi Stagnation.
- Gan Jiang
- Cao Dou Kou
Cold-Dampness lodged in the Middle Jiao.
- Gan Jiang
Acute diarrhea caused by Cold attacking the Middle.
- Huang Lian
Acute diarrhea linked to sudden turmoil disorder from Damp-Heat.
- Zi Su Zi
- Rou Gui
Cough and wheezing from Excess above and Deficiency below, with Phlegm clogging.
- Xing Ren
- Ma Huang
- Xing Ren
- Gui Zhi
Cough and wheezing with abundant sputum caused by congested fluids.
- Xing Ren
Powerfully descends Qi, disperses Phlegm-Dampness, and calms wheezing, treating cough and wheezing that arise when Phlegm-Dampness causes Lung Qi Stagnation, or Upper and Middle Jiao Dampness with a stifling chest sensation and epigastric/abdominal distention with a feeling of fullness.
- Cang Zhu
Dampness obstructing Spleen Yang, presenting with epigastric fullness, abdominal and epigastric distention, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, loss of taste, and a thick, greasy tongue coating.
Cough and wheezing caused by Wind-Cold.

Uwagi

Many sources classify this herb under the Regulate-Qi category.
It is a key herb for relieving and resolving distention and fullness, applicable whenever these arise from Qi Stagnation.
It supports purgative formulas by regulating Qi.
Strongly aromatic, it cuts through Dampness — moving and drying it — while breaking up congested Qi and settling Qi that has become disturbed.
Large doses are used for abdominal bloating, pressure, gas pain, and difficulty breathing.
It has more recently been applied to microbial toxicosis, viral infections, and cell-mediated allergies.
It is used for passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA).
Hou Po and Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi both address obstruction from food, Dampness, or Phlegm that produces chest-and-abdominal fullness and constipation. Hou Po descends Qi and dries Dampness to strengthen the Spleen and Stomach, dispersing clumped Qi to relieve distention and fullness; Zhi Shi, being cold, breaks up Qi Stasis to disperse Phlegm.
Hou Po and Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu are both acrid, bitter, and warm, entering the Spleen and Stomach channels to dry Dampness and treat Damp obstruction in the Middle Jiao. Hou Po is particularly good at descending Qi to relieve abdominal distention and fullness, and its distinguishing feature is treating distention whether it has physical form — such as constipation — or is formless Dampness; it also treats wheezing. Cang Zhu is especially drying: internally it strengthens the Spleen, and externally it induces sweating to release the exterior and dispel Wind-Dampness. Combined with Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai, it treats Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Ginger-processed Magnolia Bark Jiang Hou Po is less irritating to the throat and has an enhanced Dampness-transforming action that harmonizes the Stomach; its bitterness and stimulatory quality are reduced, making it less likely to cause nausea or Stomach discomfort. It suits abdominal distention best.
Prepared Magnolia Bark Zhi Hou Po is also less throat-irritating, harmonizes the Stomach, and has a notably stronger ability to move Qi, treating rebellious Qi that causes wheezing and nausea.
Flos Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po Hua is acrid, bitter, slightly warm, and aromatic, entering the Spleen and Stomach channels. It moves Qi and transforms Dampness, but more weakly and with less drying action than Hou Po. Acting mainly on the Upper and Middle Jiaos, it opens and eases the Middle Jiao and chest when Dampness has caused Qi Stagnation with epigastric and abdominal fullness and distention, a stifling chest sensation, and poor appetite. Its dosage is 3–6g.

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