Ji Chuan Jian (Benefit the River [Flow] Decoction)

Benefit the River Flow Decoction

Jing Yue Quan Shu, 1624

• Rou Cong Rong – chief; Niu Xi (tonify Kidney); Dang Gui (moisten)
• Ze Xie, Sheng Ma, Zhi Ke (regulate qi flow)

• Warms and tonifies the Kidney
• Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels

Constipation from Kidney deficiency: difficult bowel movements with no great abdominal fullness, clear copious urination, a sore weak lower back, and cold intolerance, often in the elderly or postpartum.

Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: deep and weak (or slow).

With marked cold, add a little Rou Gui.

For Kidney-deficiency constipation; not for heat or excess constipation.