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Blood-Cooling Four-Ingredient Decoction

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Blood-Cooling Four-Ingredient Decoction,Premature menstruation, or menstrual blood that is purplish-black.

Formulas Name : Blood-Cooling Four-Ingredient Decoction

Chinese Name : 凉血四物汤

Drug Formulation

1 qian of Angelica sinensis, 1 qian of Coptis, 1 qian of Gardenia, 1 qian of Cyperus, 1 qian of Sophora flower, 1 qian of Ligusticum, 2 qian of White peony root, 2 qian of Raw Rehmannia root.

Source

From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.

Benefits

Premature menstruation, or menstrual blood that is purplish-black.

Instructions for Use

Add 30 stalks of lampwick, decoct in water, and take on an empty stomach.

Blood-Cooling Four-Ingredient Decoction，From *The Jade Case*, Volume 5.，Premature menstruation, or menstrual blood that is purplish-black.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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