Blood-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction

Blood-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction,Red nose. Hot blood entering the lungs results in rosacea.

Formulas Name : Blood-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction

Chinese Name : 清血四物汤

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (washed with wine), Ligusticum chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora (stir-fried with wine), Rehmannia glutinosa (washed with wine), Scutellaria baicalensis (stir-fried with wine), Carthamus tinctorius (washed with wine), Poria cocos (peeled), and Citrus reticulata (each in equal parts); Glycyrrhiza uralensis (raw) at half the amount.

Source

*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

Red nose. Hot blood entering the lungs results in rosacea.

Instructions for Use

Add 1 slice of fresh ginger, decoct in water, and mix with Wulingzhi powder before taking. If qi is deficient, add wine-soaked Astragalus.

Blood-Clearing Four-Ingredient Decoction,*Hui Chun*, Volume 5.,Red nose. Hot blood entering the lungs results in rosacea.

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