Major Menstrual Regulation Decoction

Major Menstrual Regulation Decoction,1–2 years postpartum; blood deficiency; absence of menstruation; night sweats and body heat; sallow complexion and reduced appetite; concern that this may lead to blood depletion and amenorrhea.

Formulas Name : Major Menstrual Regulation Decoction

Chinese Name : 大调经汤

Drug Formulation

Cyperus rotundus (processed in six ways: soaked in rice wash; stir-fried with ginger juice and vinegar; soaked in children’s urine; baked dry; boiled in safflower juice; finely ground into powder), Angelica sinensis (stir-fried with ginger juice), Ligusticum chuanxiong, Atractylodes macrocephala, Gentiana macrophylla, Dipsacus asper, Polygala tenuifolia, Safflower, Paeonia lactiflora (stir-fried with wine), Moutan bark, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Rehmannia glutinosa (simmered in wine), Corydalis yanhusuo, and Lindera aggregata.

Source

*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.

Benefits

1–2 years postpartum; blood deficiency; absence of menstruation; night sweats and body heat; sallow complexion and reduced appetite; concern that this may lead to blood depletion and amenorrhea.

Major Menstrual Regulation Decoction,*Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 5.,1–2 years postpartum; blood deficiency; absence of menstruation; night sweats and body heat; sallow complexion and reduced appetite; concern that this may lead to blood depletion and amenorrhea.

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