Da Huang
大黄 dà huáng, "big yellow"

Category:

Downward-Draining

Purgatives

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Bitter		Dosage: 3-15g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in those with a weak stomach, Qi and Blood deficiency without significant accumulations or blood stasis; use with great caution and only when absolutely necessary during menstruation, pregnancy, and lactation		Meridians: Heart , Liver , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: • Unprepared • Steamed • Wine-washed • Vinegar • Charred • Slices of pure tranquility		Quality: Good quality - compact, heavy roots with oily content, a yellowish brown surface, fresh aromatic fragrance, and a bitter but not astringent taste. When chewed it should stick to the teeth
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (48) fù zǐ xiè xīn tāng (Prepared aconite Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium) bā zhèng sǎn (Eight Herb Powder for Rectification) bái hǔ chéng qì tāng (White Tiger and Order the Qi Decoction) chái hú jiā lóng gǔ mǔ lì tāng (Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction) dà chái hú tāng (Major Bupleurum Decoction) dà chéng qì tāng (Major Order the Qi Decoction) dà huáng fù zǐ tāng (Rhubarb and Prepared Aconite Decoction) Dà Huáng Gān Cǎo Tāng (Rhubard and Licorice Decoction) dà huáng mǔ dān tāng (Rhubarb and Moutan Decoction) dà huáng zhě chóng wán (Rhubarb and Eupolnhagea pill ) dà xiàn xiōng tāng (Major Sinking into the Chest Decoction) dà xiàn xiōng wán (Major Sinking Into the Chest Pill) dāng guī lóng huì wán (Tangkuei, Gentiana Longdancao, and Aloe Pill) dǐ dǎng tāng (Resistance Decoction) fáng fēng tōng shèng sǎn (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks) Fù Fāng Dà Chéng Qì Tāng (Revised Major Order the Qi Decoction) gǔn tán wán (Vaporize Phlegm Pill) hòu pò qī wù tāng (Seven- Substance Decoction with Magnolia Bark) hòu pò sān wù tāng (Three Substance Decoction with Magnolia Bark) huáng lóng tāng (Yellow Dragon Decoction) huí chūn dān (Return of Spring Special Pill) jǐ jiāo lì huáng wán (Stephania, Zanthoxylum, Descurainia, and Rhubard Pill) liáng gé sǎn (Cool the Diaphragm Powder) liù mò tāng (Six Milled-herb Decoction) mù xiāng bīng láng wán (Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill from the Analytic Co) nèi shū huáng lián tāng (Internal Dispersing Decoction with Coptis) niú huáng chéng qì tāng (Cattle Gallstone Decoction to Order the Qi) niú huáng shàng qīng wán (Cattle Gallstone Pill to Ascend and Clear) qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (Clear the Gallbladder and Drain Fire Decoction) qīng yí tāng (Clear the Pancreas Decoction) qū fēng zhì bǎo dān (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind) sān huáng sì wù tāng (Three-Yellow and Four-Substance Decoction) sān wù beì jí wán (Three-Substance pill for Emergencies) sháo yào tāng (Peony Decoction) shí huī sǎn (Ten Partially-Charred Substances Powder ) táo hé chéng qì tāng (Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi) tiáo wèi chéng qì tāng (Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction) wēn pí tāng (Warm the Spleen Decoction) xiǎo chéng qì tāng (Minor Order the Qi Decoction) xiè qīng wán (Drain the Green Pill ) xiè xīn tāng (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction) xīn jiā huáng lóng tāng (Newly-Augmented Yellow Dragon Decoction ) yīn chén hāo tāng ( Artemisia Yinchenhao Decoction) yù zhú sǎn (Jade Candle Powder) zēng yè chéng qì tāng (Increases the fluids and Order the Qi Decoction) zhǐ shí dǎo zhì wán (Immature Bitter Orange Pill to Guide out Stagnation) zhī zǐ dà huáng tāng (Gardenia and Rhubarb Decoction) zhōu chē wán (Vessel and Vehicle Pill)

Family:

Polygonaceae

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei

Botanical: Rheum Palmatum L., Rheum Tanguticum Maxim. Ex Balf., Rheum Officinale Bailf.

Japanese: daiō

Korean: daehwang

Common: rhubarb root and rhizome

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Drains Damp-Heat add comment

	+2 Hadar Agay Drains Heat from the intestine and Yang Ming add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears heat and Reduces fire toxicity add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Drains fire add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Drains Heat from the Blood add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Invigorates the Blood and Dispels Blood Stasis add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) High fever add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Painful urinary dribbling add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Acute, hot dysenteric disorders add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Fixed abdominal masses add comment

	+2 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Skin lesions due to heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Blood stasis due to traumatic injury add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Vomiting of blood add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Nosebleed add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Amenorrhea add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Constipation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Yellow tongue coating add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Full pulse add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Sore throat add comment

Da Huang大黄 dà huáng, "big yellow"

Da Huang
大黄 dà huáng, "big yellow"

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hot, swollen painful eyes add comment