Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Gu Se Ji
固澀劑 |
| Sub Category | Se Chang Gu Tuo
澀腸固脫 |
| Name | Tao Hua Tang
桃花湯 Peach Blossom Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Warms the middle and binds up the bowels. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats symptoms of chronic dysenteric disorders with dark blood and pus in the stool, urinary difficulty, and abdominal pain that responds favorably to local pressure or warmth. |
| Cautions | This formula is named after its chief ingredient, Halloysitum Rubrum (chi shi zhi), for the resemblance of its color to that of peach blossom. |
