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The top herbs in Da Huang Fu Zi Tang are Prepared Aconite (Zhi Fu Zi), Rhubarb (Da Huang) and Wild Ginger (Xi Xin)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Interior. Disperses Cold. Unblocks the bowels. Alleviates pain.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading the Interior' of which chronic renal failure is a symptom.
The top herbs in Liang Ge San are Forsythia Fruits (Lian Qiao), Rhubarb (Da Huang) and Mirabilites (Mang Xiao)
Source date: 1107 AD
Number of ingredients: 8 herbs
Key actions: Drains Fire. Unblocks the bowels by clearing the Upper Burner. Draining the Middle Burner.
Liang Ge San has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of chronic renal failure
The top herbs in Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang are Ningpo Figwort Roots (Xuan Shen), Dwarf Lilyturf Roots (Mai Dong) and Unprepared Rehmannia (Di Huang)
Source date: 1798 AD
Number of ingredients: 5 herbs
Key actions: Generates Body Fluids. Nourishes the Yin. Unblocks the bowels. Drains Heat.
Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of renal failure
Abdominal pain Constipation Hypochondriac pain Chills Low-grade fever Cold hands and feet