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Blood-Wind Decoction

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Blood-Wind Decoction,For various postpartum wind disorders, paralysis, and weakness.

Formulas Name : Blood-Wind Decoction

Chinese Name : 血风汤

Drug Formulation

Qinjiao, Qianghuo, Fangfeng, Bai Zhi, Chuanxiong, Shaoyao, Danggui, Dihuang, Baizhu, and Fuling—each in equal parts.

Source

From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Use half to make a powder, mixed with warm wine and taken orally; use the other half to make pills with refined honey, each the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For various postpartum wind disorders, paralysis, and weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose.

Blood-Wind Decoction,From *The Collection for Preserving Life*, Volume 2.,For various postpartum wind disorders, paralysis, and weakness.

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