Pork Kidney Decoction

Pork Kidney Decoction,For women suffering from postpartum exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, coughing, headache, spontaneous sweating, emaciation, and abdominal pain. Postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, with appetite not yet restored, leading to weakness, fatigue, frequent shifting between lying down and sitting up, a haggard complexion, dry mouth, dizziness, pain in all joints, occasional night sweats, and a sense of oppression in the back and shoulders.

Formulas Name : Pork Kidney Decoction

Chinese Name : 猪肾子饮

Drug Formulation

1 pair of pork kidneys (cut into 4 slices), 1 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of white peony root.

Source

From *The True Tradition of Medicine*, Volume 7, citing *The Treasure of Childbirth*.

Benefits

For women suffering from postpartum exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, coughing, headache, spontaneous sweating, emaciation, and abdominal pain. Postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, with appetite not yet restored, leading to weakness, fatigue, frequent shifting between lying down and sitting up, a haggard complexion, dry mouth, dizziness, pain in all joints, occasional night sweats, and a sense of oppression in the back and shoulders.

Instructions for Use

Finely chop the two ingredients—Angelica sinensis and Paeonia lactiflora—and simmer them in 3 bowls of water until reduced to 2 bowls; strain out the residue. Finely chop the kidneys into dice-sized pieces and add them to the decoction. Add 1 he of late-harvested glutinous rice, 1 liang of fragrant fermented soybeans, and 5–7 white scallion stalks, and simmer until the mixture becomes a thick porridge. Consume on an empty stomach, once daily.

Pork Kidney Decoction,From *The True Tradition of Medicine*, Volume 7, citing *The Treasure of Childbirth*.,For women suffering from postpartum exhaustion, characterized by alternating chills and fever resembling malaria, coughing, headache, spontaneous sweating, emaciation, and abdominal pain. Postpartum deficiency of qi and blood, with appetite not yet restored, leading to weakness, fatigue, frequent shifting between lying down and sitting up, a haggard complexion, dry mouth, dizziness, pain in all joints, occasional night sweats, and a sense of oppression in the back and shoulders.

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