Twenty-Six-Ingredient Peony Decoction Pills

Twenty-Six-Ingredient Peony Decoction Pills,For women suffering from blood stagnation, blood masses rising to the chest, wandering blood clots, pain in the heart and chest, deficiency-cold in the Blood Sea, distension below the navel, fullness and oppression in the lower abdomen, weakness in the legs and knees, heaviness and fatigue in the back and shoulders, numbness in the hands and feet, body tremors,a hunched back and spine, irregular menstruation (either scanty or heavy), red or white vaginal discharge, heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, hives on the body, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, dark spots on the face, heat and pain in the hands and feet, as well as muscle spasms and bone pain, tightness in the flanks, the need to lean against a wall when standing or sitting, pulling sensations in the lower back and spine, and an inability to stretch or curl up.

Formulas Name : Twenty-Six-Ingredient Peony Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 二十六味牡丹煎丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of peony bark, 1 liang of black aconite (roasted), 1 liang of achyranthes root (soaked in wine overnight), 2 liang of dragon bone (finely ground and washed with water), 1 liang of schisandra berries (raw), 1 liang of cassia bark (peeled), 1 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of areca nut, 1 liang of white atractylodes, 1 liang of white poria, 1 liang of angelica root, 1 liang of续断 (fine variety),1 liang of Wood Fragrance, 1 liang of Alisma, half a liang of Corydalis, 2 liang of Notopterygium,Gaobin (soil removed, use the fine tips) 1 liang, dried prepared Rehmannia root 2 liang, red peony root 1 liang, dried ginger half a liang, Chinese cornelian cherry half a liang, dried Dioscorea 1 liang, cardamom half a liang, Dendrobium 3 liang, Smilax glabra 1 liang, Angelica dahurica 1 liang.

Source

From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.

Processing

Take these 26 ingredients—all fresh and high-quality local varieties from various regions—wash them thoroughly, dry them in an oven, grind them into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women suffering from blood stagnation, blood masses rising to the chest, wandering blood clots, pain in the heart and chest, deficiency-cold in the Blood Sea, distension below the navel, fullness and oppression in the lower abdomen, weakness in the legs and knees, heaviness and fatigue in the back and shoulders, numbness in the hands and feet, body tremors,a hunched back and spine, irregular menstruation (either scanty or heavy), red or white vaginal discharge, heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, hives on the body, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, dark spots on the face, heat and pain in the hands and feet, as well as muscle spasms and bone pain, tightness in the flanks, the need to lean against a wall when standing or sitting, pulling sensations in the lower back and spine, and an inability to stretch or curl up.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 to 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine; vinegar broth may also be used. Take one dose on an empty stomach and one before bedtime; do not chew.

Twenty-Six-Ingredient Peony Decoction Pills,From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.,For women suffering from blood stagnation, blood masses rising to the chest, wandering blood clots, pain in the heart and chest, deficiency-cold in the Blood Sea, distension below the navel, fullness and oppression in the lower abdomen, weakness in the legs and knees, heaviness and fatigue in the back and shoulders, numbness in the hands and feet, body tremors,a hunched back and spine, irregular menstruation (either scanty or heavy), red or white vaginal discharge, heavy menstrual bleeding or metrorrhagia, a sallow complexion, hives on the body, rumbling sounds in the abdomen, dark spots on the face, heat and pain in the hands and feet, as well as muscle spasms and bone pain, tightness in the flanks, the need to lean against a wall when standing or sitting, pulling sensations in the lower back and spine, and an inability to stretch or curl up.

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