CM Index Drug Effects
Drug-Herb Index
Senna
Senokot

Clinical Application(s)
Herb Alternatives
Gentle Lax (Deficient)
- Constipation:
- Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Zhigou (TH 6), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2)
- Source 13: Chengshan (BL 57), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Xiangu (ST 43), Yongquan (KI 1), Jingming (BL 1), Yingxiang (LI 20), Shaoshang (LU 11)
- Source 15: Taiyi (ST 23), Wailing (ST 26)
- Source 18: Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 19: Dadu (SP 2), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Source 21: Chengshan (BL 57), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pangguangshu (BL 28)
- Source 23: Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Dachangshu (BL 25), Ciliao (BL 32), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Source 31: Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20), Zhigou (TH 6)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4), Zhongliao (BL 33), Shimen (CV 5), Chengshan (BL 57), Taichong (LR 3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taixi (KI 3), Kunlun (BL 60), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Shiguan (KI 18), Zhongzhu (KI 15), Fuxi (BL 38), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13). Moxa Chengjin (BL 56), Dadu (SP 2)
- Due to Deficiency: Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengshan (BL 57), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongji (CV 3), Daheng (SP 15), Dachangshu (BL 25), Dadun (LR 1). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhongliao (BL 33). Heat up seasalt with fire and place in the umbilicus and cover with a garlic slice and moxa.
- Due to Heat: Zhaohai (KI 6), Dadun (LR 1), Hegu (LI 4), Zhigou (TH 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
- Due to Cold: Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhigou (TH 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenque (CV 8).
- Due to qi stagnation: Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Dadun (LR 1), Neiting (ST 44), Changqiang (GV 1), Xingjian (LR 2).
- Due to food stagnation: Add: Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Ganshu (BL 18)
- Constipation in Women: Zhaohai (KI 6), Shenmai (BL 62), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taixi (KI 3)
- Borborygmi:
- Source 21 : Zusanli (ST 36), Xiangu (ST 43), Gongsun (SP 4), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shuifen (CV 9), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22)
- Source 27 : Xiangu (ST 43), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Xiajuxu (ST 39), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20), Chengman (ST 20), Zhangmen (LR 13), Wenliu (LI 7), Lougu (SP 7), Fuliu (KI 7), Taibai (SP 3), Gongsun (SP 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Pangguangshu (BL 28). Moxa Shangwan (CV 13), Shenque (CV 8), Weishu (BL 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Dachangshu (BL 25)
- Source 29 : Qihai (CV 6), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Shanglian (LI 9), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Yangming fu syndrome: Lidui (ST 45), Shangyang (LI 1), Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Dachangshu (BL 25), Shixuan (Ex-UE11), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengjiang (CV 24), Yemen (TH 2), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengjiang (CV 24)
- Large Intestine, Colon, Rectum, Sympathetic. Tape magnetic balls onto the points and switch ears every three days. If both ears are taped at the same time, rest one day in between the three-day treatments.
- Large Intestine, Rectum. Strong stimulation is necessary two or three times daily. Leave the needles in for one hour. Embed ear seeds in Spleen, Large Intestine and Rectum. Switch ear every week.
- Constipation: Abdomen, Spleen, Lung, Liver, San Jiao, Large Intestine, Sigmoid, Digestive Subcortex
Herb Alternatives
GI DTX
- Constipation:
- Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), Zhigou (TH 6), Taichong (LR 3), Xingjian (LR 2)
- Source 13: Chengshan (BL 57), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Dazhui (GV 14), Shenzhu (GV 12), Xiangu (ST 43), Yongquan (KI 1), Jingming (BL 1), Yingxiang (LI 20), Shaoshang (LU 11)
- Source 15: Taiyi (ST 23), Wailing (ST 26)
- Source 18: Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 19: Dadu (SP 2), Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6)
- Source 21: Chengshan (BL 57), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pangguangshu (BL 28)
- Source 23: Tianshu (ST 25), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Dachangshu (BL 25), Ciliao (BL 32), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Source 31: Zhaohai (KI 6), Baihui (GV 20), Zhigou (TH 6)
- Source 27: Dazhong (KI 4), Zhongliao (BL 33), Shimen (CV 5), Chengshan (BL 57), Taichong (LR 3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Taixi (KI 3), Kunlun (BL 60), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Shiguan (KI 18), Zhongzhu (KI 15), Fuxi (BL 38), Xiaochangshu (BL 27), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13). Moxa Chengjin (BL 56), Dadu (SP 2)
- Due to Deficiency: Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhigou (TH 6), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengshan (BL 57), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongji (CV 3), Daheng (SP 15), Dachangshu (BL 25), Dadun (LR 1). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Qihai (CV 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Pangguangshu (BL 28), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhongliao (BL 33). Heat up seasalt with fire and place in the umbilicus and cover with a garlic slice and moxa.
- Due to Heat: Zhaohai (KI 6), Dadun (LR 1), Hegu (LI 4), Zhigou (TH 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
- Due to Cold: Zhongwan (CV 12), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), Dachangshu (BL 25), Zhigou (TH 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6). Moxa Guanyuan (CV 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shenque (CV 8).
- Due to qi stagnation: Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Dadun (LR 1), Neiting (ST 44), Changqiang (GV 1), Xingjian (LR 2).
- Due to food stagnation: Add: Xuehai (SP 10), Geshu (BL 17), Ganshu (BL 18)
- Constipation in Women: Zhaohai (KI 6), Shenmai (BL 62), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Taixi (KI 3)
- Borborygmi:
- Source 21 : Zusanli (ST 36), Xiangu (ST 43), Gongsun (SP 4), Taibai (SP 3), Zhangmen (LR 13), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Shuifen (CV 9), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22)
- Source 27 : Xiangu (ST 43), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Xiajuxu (ST 39), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20), Chengman (ST 20), Zhangmen (LR 13), Wenliu (LI 7), Lougu (SP 7), Fuliu (KI 7), Taibai (SP 3), Gongsun (SP 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Pangguangshu (BL 28). Moxa Shangwan (CV 13), Shenque (CV 8), Weishu (BL 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Dachangshu (BL 25)
- Source 29 : Qihai (CV 6), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Shanglian (LI 9), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Yangming fu syndrome: Lidui (ST 45), Shangyang (LI 1), Tianshu (ST 25), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Dachangshu (BL 25), Shixuan (Ex-UE11), Zhigou (TH 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengjiang (CV 24), Yemen (TH 2), Zhaohai (KI 6), Chengjiang (CV 24)
- Large Intestine, Colon, Rectum, Sympathetic. Tape magnetic balls onto the points and switch ears every three days. If both ears are taped at the same time, rest one day in between the three-day treatments.
- Large Intestine, Rectum. Strong stimulation is necessary two or three times daily. Leave the needles in for one hour. Embed ear seeds in Spleen, Large Intestine and Rectum. Switch ear every week.
- Constipation: Abdomen, Spleen, Lung, Liver, San Jiao, Large Intestine, Sigmoid, Digestive Subcortex
Important! Please note that this section intends to provide information for doctors and patients who prefer using herbs instead of or as supplements to prescription medication. The indexes compare similarities between drugs and herbs, but they do NOT imply therapeutic equivalence. The herbal alternatives listed are NOT substitutes for their corresponding drugs. Professional judgment and careful evaluation are necessary before recommending herbal formulas to patients.