Three Stones Decoction

Three Stones Decoction,For postpartum deficiency-cold with the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and fatigue.

Formulas Name : Three Stones Decoction

Chinese Name : 三石汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of purple quartz, 2.5 liang of white quartz, 2.5 liang of stalactite, 2 liang of ginger, 2 liang of angelica root, 2 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of licorice, 3 liang of poria, 3 liang of dried rehmannia, 3 liang of cinnamon bark, 5 liang of pinellia, and 15 jujubes.

Source

*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 3.

Benefits

For postpartum deficiency-cold with the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and fatigue.

Instructions for Use

Grind the above herbs into a powder (finely crushed). Boil with 1 dou 2 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng, strain out the residue, and divide into 4 doses.

Three Stones Decoction,*Thousand Gold Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For postpartum deficiency-cold with the “Seven Injuries,” characterized by intermittent chills and fever, body pain, and fatigue.

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