Hemp Seed Pill
(ma zi ren wan 麻子仁丸)

Source: Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases《傷寒論》

ma zi ren

hemp seed

semen cannabis

麻子仁

ku xing ren

bitter apricot kernel

Semen Armeniacae Amarum

苦杏仁

zhi shi

immature bitter orange

Fructus Aurantii Immaturus

枳實

da huang

Chinese rhubarb

Radix et Rhizoma Rhei

大黃

hou po

Magnolia bark

Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis

厚朴

bai shao

white peony root

Radix Paeoniae Alba

白芍

Indications: constipation, dried stools and frequent urination. Modern TCM usually uses this for constipation in elderly or feeble persons with intestinal dryness as well as chronic constipation.

適應症：腸胃燥熱以大便秘結，小便頻數，舌苔微黃為主。常用於習慣性便秘，老人與產婦便秘，痔瘡術後便秘等。