Names Of Ma Zi Ren Wan
Ma Zi Ren Wan TCM Herbal Formula
- English Name: Hemp Seed Formula
- Pinyin Name: Ma Zi Ren Wan
How Is Ma Zi Ren Wan Categorized?
Ma Zi Ren Wan Functional Groupings
- Primary Category: Drain Downward
- Subcategory: Moisten the Intestines and Unblock the Bowels
Sub Categories Within The Drain Downward Category
Drive Out Excess WaterMoisten the Intestines and Unblock the BowelsPurge Heat AccumulationWarm the Yang and Guide Out Accumulation
There Are 3 Formulas In Our Drain Downward Category
How Is Ma Zi Ren Wan Used Clinically?
Ma Zi Ren Wan Usages and Indications
Constipation with dry/difficult to expel stools along with frequent urination.
Pulse will be submerged and rapid or floating and choppy and the Tongue will have a dry, yellow coating.
Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Ma Zi Ren Wan
Ma Zi Ren Wan Related Conditions and Patterns
Constipation
All Conditions
Kidney Yin DeficiencyLarge Intestine DrynessStomach FireStomach Yin Deficiency
All Patterns
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Ma Zi Ren Wan Has 6Ingredients
Bai Shao
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White Peony Root
Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category
Usages
- Nourishes the blood and regulates menstrual problems due to blood deficiency (pale, lusterless complexion and nails) - menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding - very common herb for gynecological disorders (Si Wu Tang).
- Calms liver yang, alleviates pain from constrained liver qi or disharmony between the liver and the spleen due to liver yang rising - cramping and spasms (limbs and abdomen), abdominal pain from dysentery, headache and dizziness.
- Preserves yin, adjusts ying and wei levels - vaginal discharge and spermatorrhea, exterior wind-cold from deficiency with continuous sweating, spontaneous sweating, night sweats.
This formula has cautions, see details
Da Huang
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Rhubarb
Appears in the Herbs That Drain Downward category
Usages
- Drains heat and purges accumulations - high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, abdominal distention and pain, delirium, yellow tongue coating, full pulse which indicates intestinal heat excess or yang ming stage illness.
- Drains heat from the blood - blood in the stool from bleeding hemorrhoids or heat in the intestine; vomting blood or nosebleed accompanied by constipation; painful eyes or fire toxin sores due to heat in the blood level.
- Drains damp-heat via the stool - jaundice, dysentery, lin syndrome.
- Invigorates the blood and dispels blood stasis - amenorrhea, abdominal masses, fixed pain due to blood stasis (recent and long-term blood stasis).
- Clears heat and reduces fire toxicity - for burns, hot skin.
This formula has cautions, see details
Hou Po
Magnolia Bark
Appears in the Aromatic Herbs That Transform Dampness category
Usages
- Promotes movement of Qi, transforms dampness, resolves stagnation - dampness in spleen/stomach, food stagnation, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distention (*important herb for this).
- Warms and transforms phlegm and directs rebellious lung Qi downward - wheezing, phlegm with coughing, stifling sensation in the chest.
This formula has cautions, see details
Huo Ma Ren
Hemp Seeds
Appears in the Herbs That Drain Downward category
Usages
- Moistens and nourishes the intestines - constipation in the elderly, aftermath of a febrile disease, postpartum, and in cases of blood deficiency.
- Mildly nourishes yin - constipation with yin deficiency.
- Clears heat - promotes healing of sores (orally or topically).
This formula has cautions, see details
Xing Ren
Apricot Seed
Appears in the Herbs That Relieve Coughing and Wheezing category
Usages
- Stops cough and calms wheezing due to hot or cold patterns - especially for dry cough.
- Moistens the intestines, unblocks the bowels.
Zhi Shi
Immature Bitter Orange
Appears in the Herbs That Regulate The Qi category
Usages
- Breaks up Qi stagnation, reduces accumulations, transforms phlegm - epigastric or abdominal pain and distention or indigestion w/focal distention or gas.
- Directs qi downward and unblocks bowels - frequently used for abdominal pain and constipation by accumulation and stagnant Qi.
- Transforms phlegm and expels focal.
- Used with Qi tonifying herbs for the prolapse of organs.
- Raises blood pressure.
This formula has cautions, see details
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