Copper Mirror Nose Decoction，*Qian Jin*, Volume 3.，Postpartum residual disorders, persistent lochia, pathological masses causing illness, stagnation of blood and qi, and pain in the chest and abdomen.
Copper Mirror Nose Decoction
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Formulas Name : Copper Mirror Nose Decoction
Chinese Name : 铜镜鼻汤
Drug Formulation
18 zhu of Tongjingbi (charred and ground into powder), 2.5 liang of rhubarb, 2 liang of dried rehmannia, 2 liang of peony root, 2 liang of ligusticum, 2 liang of dried lacquer, 2 liang of sodium carbonate, a clump of tangled hair the size of a chicken’s egg (charred), and 30 jujubes.
Source
*Qian Jin*, Volume 3.
Benefits
Postpartum residual disorders, persistent lochia, pathological masses causing illness, stagnation of blood and qi, and pain in the chest and abdomen.
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 7 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng and 2 he; strain out the residue, then add the hair ash and ground copper mirror nose. Divide into 3 doses.
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Copper Mirror Nose Decoction,Postpartum residual disorders, persistent lochia, pathological masses causing illness, stagnation of blood and qi, and pain in the chest and abdomen.