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Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Suppressing Fire

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Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Suppressing Fire,For the initial stages of hemoptysis or epistaxis, where qi is excessive and rises upward, unable to descend and return to its meridians.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Suppressing Fire

Chinese Name : 凉血抑火汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of Angelica sinensis, 2 qian of Paeonia rubra, 3 qian of Rheum palmatum, 1 qian 5 fen of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1 qian 5 fen of Coptis chinensis, 1 qian 5 fen of Moutan bark, 1 qian 5 fen of Rehmannia glutinosa, and 1 qian 5 fen of Ligusticum chuanxiong.

Source

From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For the initial stages of hemoptysis or epistaxis, where qi is excessive and rises upward, unable to descend and return to its meridians.

Instructions for Use

Add 30 stalks of lampwick. Just before taking, add half a cup of lotus root juice.

Decoction for Cooling the Blood and Suppressing Fire,From *Yu’an*, Volume 4.,For the initial stages of hemoptysis or epistaxis, where qi is excessive and rises upward, unable to descend and return to its meridians.

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