Four-Ingredient Menstrual Regulation Decoction

Four-Ingredient Menstrual Regulation Decoction,For severe postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, accompanied by weakness of the spleen and stomach and depletion of the nutritive and defensive qi, resulting in sudden heavy bleeding in clots, resembling a metrorrhagia.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Menstrual Regulation Decoction

Chinese Name : 四物止经汤

Drug Formulation

Rehmannia glutinosa (prepared), Paeonia lactiflora (white), Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Cypress leaf, Poria cocos, Cyperus rotundus, Donkey-hide gelatin, Cattail pollen, Atractylodes macrocephala, Jujube seed, Dried tangerine peel, Ginseng, Licorice.

Source

From *Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 8.

Benefits

For severe postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, accompanied by weakness of the spleen and stomach and depletion of the nutritive and defensive qi, resulting in sudden heavy bleeding in clots, resembling a metrorrhagia.

Four-Ingredient Menstrual Regulation Decoction,From *Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 8.,For severe postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, accompanied by weakness of the spleen and stomach and depletion of the nutritive and defensive qi, resulting in sudden heavy bleeding in clots, resembling a metrorrhagia.

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