Amber and Eupatorium Decoction，*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 9 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).，For women suffering from the thirty-eight types of blood and qi disorders, the eight types of wind and five types of bi syndrome, the seven types of zheng and eight types of jia, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, stroke-induced paralysis, aching pain in the hands and feet,stagnant blood in the breasts, fetal movement during pregnancy, retained dead fetus, retained placenta, stagnant blood accumulating in the heart, dizziness and blurred vision, blood pooling in the limbs, generalized edema, chronic deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, infertility, or—even when pregnant—irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, nausea and vomiting, and general weakness and emaciation.
Amber and Eupatorium Decoction
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Formulas Name : Amber and Eupatorium Decoction
Chinese Name : 琥珀泽兰煎
Drug Formulation
Purple Morinda (core removed, stir-fried with glutinous rice) 1 liang; Fennel (stir-fried) 1 liang; Peony Bark (core removed) 1 liang; Liu Jinu Grass (stems removed) 1 liang; Schisandra (stems removed) 1 liang; White Angelica 1 liang; Acanthopanax Bark (core removed) 1 liang; Golden Hairpin Dendrobium (root removed, chopped, soaked in wine, stir-fried) 1 liang,Eupatorium leaves (stems removed) 1 liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, Red Peony Root 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia Root (washed, root base removed) 1 liang, Sichuan Angelica (soaked in wine overnight) 1 liang,Ginseng (stem removed) 1 liang, White Peony Root 1 liang, Cooked Rehmannia Root (washed and soil removed) 1 liang, Mugwort Leaves (stir-fried with vinegar, formed into cakes with glutinous rice paste, baked dry, and ground into powder) 1 liang, Aconite Root (roasted, skin and pith removed) 1 liang, White Atractylodes 1 liang.
Source
*Formulae of the Imperial Medical Bureau*, Volume 9 (New Formulas Added in the Baoqing Era).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For women suffering from the thirty-eight types of blood and qi disorders, the eight types of wind and five types of bi syndrome, the seven types of zheng and eight types of jia, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, stroke-induced paralysis, aching pain in the hands and feet,stagnant blood in the breasts, fetal movement during pregnancy, retained dead fetus, retained placenta, stagnant blood accumulating in the heart, dizziness and blurred vision, blood pooling in the limbs, generalized edema, chronic deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, infertility, or—even when pregnant—irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, nausea and vomiting, and general weakness and emaciation.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with warm wine in the morning and evening. For stabbing pain due to threatened miscarriage, take it with a decoction of glutinous rice; for alternating chills and fever with restless pain in the limbs, take it with a decoction of Artemisia annua in wine; for women and young maidens with blocked menstrual flow, take it with a decoction of safflower in wine;for blood-induced fainting with loss of consciousness, take it with warm wine mixed with a child’s urine; to induce labor, take it with egg white mixed with wine; for blood and qi or blood clots causing stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, take it with wine in which a heated scale weight has been quenched; for typhoid fever or stroke with locked jaw, take it with a decoction of ephedra, then cover with a quilt to induce sweating, after which the condition will resolve;For palpitations and headaches, take with mint wine; for coughs, take with a decoction of mulberry bark; for blood wind attacks causing全身 itching and numbness of the head and face, take with wine infused with roasted black beans; taken regularly before and after childbirth, it prevents various illnesses. In the eighth month of pregnancy, take one dose daily to ensure a smooth delivery.
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Amber and Eupatorium Decoction,For women suffering from the thirty-eight types of blood and qi disorders, the eight types of wind and five types of bi syndrome, the seven types of zheng and eight types of jia, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, stroke-induced paralysis, aching pain in the hands and feet,stagnant blood in the breasts, fetal movement during pregnancy, retained dead fetus, retained placenta, stagnant blood accumulating in the heart, dizziness and blurred vision, blood pooling in the limbs, generalized edema, chronic deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, infertility, or—even when pregnant—irregular menstruation, red or white vaginal discharge, nausea and vomiting, and general weakness and emaciation.