Mang Xiao
Natrii Sulfas
acrid, bitter, salty, very cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Purgative that Drains Downward
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
- Redness in the eyes
- Painful eyes
- Skin lesions
- Sore throat
- Inhibited lactation
Where salt goes water flows. Mang Xiao is acrid, bitter, salty, and very cold. It brings water into the gastrointestinal tract by entering the stomach and large intestine systems then flushes creating a laxative effect.
Channels: stomach, large intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Appendicitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Tumor inhibitor
- Mouth ulcers
- Mastitis
- Indigestion
- Skin sores
Formulas:
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
- Da Xian Xiong Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huang Long Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zi Xue Dan
Contraindications: Mang Xiao should not be prescribed to pregnant patients that have patterns of deficiency cold in the gastrointestinal tract, in treatment of lactation Mang Xiao should be discontinued once the therapeutic effect has occurred
Zoo Image: a red eyed snake with a hot abdomen has his hard poop clump on a pillow, he is on a diet of Pampered Lung and Stomach food