Danggui-Baishao Decoction

Danggui-Baishao Decoction,For dysentery with restlessness, thirst, and fever; scanty, dark red urine; lower abdominal distension and pain accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; in robust patients with ample vitality and physical constitution; and a rapid, full, slippery, and forceful pulse.

Formulas Name : Danggui-Baishao Decoction

Chinese Name : 归芍饮

Drug Formulation

White Peony Root, Angelica Root, Radish, Fructus Aurantii, Areca Nut, Licorice.

Source

*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 1.

Benefits

For dysentery with restlessness, thirst, and fever; scanty, dark red urine; lower abdominal distension and pain accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; in robust patients with ample vitality and physical constitution; and a rapid, full, slippery, and forceful pulse.

Instructions for Use

First administer the Bai Shun Pill, then use the Tong Li Decoction. Follow with this formula.

Danggui-Baishao Decoction,*Compendium of Medicine*, Volume 1.,For dysentery with restlessness, thirst, and fever; scanty, dark red urine; lower abdominal distension and pain accompanied by tenesmus and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; in robust patients with ample vitality and physical constitution; and a rapid, full, slippery, and forceful pulse.

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