Difu Decoction

Difu Decoction,Acute dysuria, inability to urinate, and painful, scanty, and difficult urination.

Formulas Name : Difu Decoction

Chinese Name : 地肤饮

Drug Formulation

Difu seeds 3 liang, Anemarrhena rhizome (roasted) 2 liang, Poria (black skin removed) 2 liang, Lycopodium (stems removed) 2 liang, Scutellaria root (black core removed), Cimicifuga root 2 liang, Akebia stem (chopped) 2 liang, Winter mallow seeds 1.5 liang, Sargassum (washed to remove salt, roasted) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 98.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Acute dysuria, inability to urinate, and painful, scanty, and difficult urination.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain, and drink while warm; take at any time.

Difu Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 98.,Acute dysuria, inability to urinate, and painful, scanty, and difficult urination.

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