Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan木香槟榔丸

Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill

Reducing Food Stagnation 消食剂Reduce Food Stagnation 消食化滞

Ingredients11 herbs

HerbDosageWhat it does in this formula

木Mu Xiang木香Aucklandiae Radix30gMoves qi throughout the Spleen, Stomach and Large Intestine and stops the pain 槟Bing Lang槟榔Arecae Semen30gDrives qi downward, breaks accumulation and relieves tenesmus 青Qing Pi青皮Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride30gBreaks up Liver qi stagnation in the flanks and abdomen 陈Chen Pi陈皮Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium30gRegulates middle-burner qi and dries damp

广广茂烧30g

枳枳壳30g 黄Huang Lian黄连Coptidis Rhizoma30gClears heat and dries damp in the Stomach and Intestines 黄Huang Bai黄柏Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex90gDrains damp-heat from the lower burner 大Da Huang大黄Rhei Radix et Rhizoma90gPurges the accumulation and its heat downward

香香附子炒120g

牵牵牛120g

Indications

Moves qi and breaks up accumulationPurges heat and unblocks the bowelsRelieves distension and tenesmusDrains damp-heat from the Intestines

Excess-pattern accumulation of food and damp-heat with marked qi stagnation. Substance and qi are blocked together in the Stomach and Intestines, and the pattern is unambiguously excess — full, tender, forceful.

Clinical Manifestations

Substantial food accumulation with a distended, tender abdomen
Constipation with fullness that pressure worsens
Dysenteric disorders with severe tenesmus
Belching, acid reflux and heavy postprandial distension
Dark scanty urine with a thick yellow greasy coating

TongueThick yellow greasy coating

PulseSinking and forceful, or slippery and rapid

Health Categories

Digestive Health

Modern Applications

Bacillary dysentery Constipation Acute gastroenteritis Abdominal distension Functional dyspepsia

Common adjustments

Dysentery with blood and pus — add Bai Shao 白芍 and Bai Tou Weng 白头翁
Heat mild, stagnation predominant — reduce Huang Lian 黄连 and Huang Bai 黄柏
Constitution not robust — omit Qian Niu Zi 牵牛子 and use Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan 枳实导滞丸 instead
Marked abdominal pain — increase Mu Xiang 木香 and add Yan Hu Suo 延胡索

Contraindications

Contraindicated in pregnancy, in deficiency patterns, in the frail elderly and in anyone already weakened by prolonged diarrhoea — it attacks, and there is nothing in it that protects the middle burner. Qian Niu Zi is classed as toxic and is a drastic purgative; E Zhu breaks blood and is avoided where there is bleeding; Bing Lang must stay within its dose limit. Not to be repeated as a routine digestive remedy, and never combined with other purgatives without a practitioner's supervision.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Absolutely contraindicated in pregnancy. Qian Niu Zi is a toxic drastic purgative prohibited in pregnancy, E Zhu breaks blood and is a classical abortifacient risk, and Da Huang and Bing Lang are both strongly downward-moving. It is also avoided while breastfeeding.

Related Formulas

Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan枳实导滞丸

References

Source Ru Men Shi Qin 《儒门事亲》 · Jin

《儒门事亲》(classical source, public domain) — attacking-school record of the formula.
2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.