Winter Melon Seed Decoction

Winter Melon Seed Decoction,For postpartum conditions where blood surges upward to the heart, causing oppression and suffocation, with unbearable pain in the abdomen and flanks, and retained lochia that fails to discharge or forms clots.

Formulas Name : Winter Melon Seed Decoction

Chinese Name : 冬瓜子汤

Drug Formulation

Winter melon seeds (lightly roasted, ground separately) 2 liang, peach kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin and tips removed, roasted with wheat bran until reddish) 50 pieces, peony root (core removed) 2 liang, sodium carbonate 0.5 liang, rhubarb (coarsely chopped, roasted until cooked) 3 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 160.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For postpartum conditions where blood surges upward to the heart, causing oppression and suffocation, with unbearable pain in the abdomen and flanks, and retained lochia that fails to discharge or forms clots.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; add 1 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen, strain, and take while warm—once in the morning and once in the evening; if the mouth is clenched shut, pry it open and administer the decoction.

Winter Melon Seed Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 160.,For postpartum conditions where blood surges upward to the heart, causing oppression and suffocation, with unbearable pain in the abdomen and flanks, and retained lochia that fails to discharge or forms clots.

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