Decoction for Restoring Vitality

Decoction for Restoring Vitality,A woman whose menstrual period arrives earlier than usual and experiences extremely heavy flow is often thought to suffer from extreme blood heat. Yet who would have known that this is actually due to an excess of water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is excessive, the blood becomes hot; when water is excessive, the blood flow increases. This is a condition of excess, not a condition of deficiency.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Restoring Vitality

Chinese Name : 损余汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Lycium bark, 5 qian of Poria, 2 qian of Phellodendron bark, 5 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 3 qian of black-roasted Schizonepeta, and 5 qian of Scrophularia root.

Source

*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.

Benefits

A woman whose menstrual period arrives earlier than usual and experiences extremely heavy flow is often thought to suffer from extreme blood heat. Yet who would have known that this is actually due to an excess of water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is excessive, the blood becomes hot; when water is excessive, the blood flow increases. This is a condition of excess, not a condition of deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. After 4 doses, the menstrual cycle will be regulated.

Decoction for Restoring Vitality,*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.,A woman whose menstrual period arrives earlier than usual and experiences extremely heavy flow is often thought to suffer from extreme blood heat. Yet who would have known that this is actually due to an excess of water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is excessive, the blood becomes hot; when water is excessive, the blood flow increases. This is a condition of excess, not a condition of deficiency.

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