Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction

Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction,Uncontrollable metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. This is caused by deficiency of heart qi resulting from overwork and irregular diet. Shortly after the menstrual period, both the two-chi pulses are taut, tight, and forceful; upon palpation, they lack strength. The patient subjectively feels a sensation of ice below the navel and seeks thick clothing and bedding to ward off the cold. There is an abundance of white, slippery vaginal discharge, occasionally resembling water dripping from a leaky roof, with occasional fresh blood; the right-chi pulse is at times faint and forceful.

Formulas Name : Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction

Chinese Name : 丁香胶艾汤

Drug Formulation

3 fen of Prepared Rehmannia Root, 3 fen of White Peony Root, 4 fen of Sichuan Lovage Root, 4 fen of Cloves, 6 fen of Donkey-hide Gelatin, 1 qian 2 fen of Chinese Angelica Root, and 1 qian of Raw Mugwort Leaves.

Source

From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.

Benefits

Uncontrollable metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. This is caused by deficiency of heart qi resulting from overwork and irregular diet. Shortly after the menstrual period, both the two-chi pulses are taut, tight, and forceful; upon palpation, they lack strength. The patient subjectively feels a sensation of ice below the navel and seeks thick clothing and bedding to ward off the cold. There is an abundance of white, slippery vaginal discharge, occasionally resembling water dripping from a leaky roof, with occasional fresh blood; the right-chi pulse is at times faint and forceful.

Instructions for Use

Grind Chuanxiong into a fine powder; wash Danggui in wine and chop it; grind Shu Di Huang and Cloves into a fine powder; chop the mugwort; combine all into a single dose. Use 5 large bowls of water; first decoct the five ingredients until reduced to 1 bowl plus 2 fen; strain out the residue, add the donkey-hide gelatin, and return to the heat to decoct until reduced to 1 large bowl; take while still warm on an empty stomach.

Clove, Gelatin, and Mugwort Decoction,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume Middle.,Uncontrollable metrorrhagia and menorrhagia. This is caused by deficiency of heart qi resulting from overwork and irregular diet. Shortly after the menstrual period, both the two-chi pulses are taut, tight, and forceful; upon palpation, they lack strength. The patient subjectively feels a sensation of ice below the navel and seeks thick clothing and bedding to ward off the cold. There is an abundance of white, slippery vaginal discharge, occasionally resembling water dripping from a leaky roof, with occasional fresh blood; the right-chi pulse is at times faint and forceful.

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