Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Clearing Dysentery，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，Indicated for cold dysentery due to spleen deficiency, presenting with abdominal pain, tenesmus, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; scanty, non-red urine; no red blood in the stool; a slippery white tongue coating; and cold extremities.
Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Clearing Dysentery
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Clearing Dysentery
Chinese Name : 温脾清痢饮
Drug Formulation
8 qian of white peony root (stir-fried), 8 qian of angelica root, 5 qian of white atractylodes (stir-fried with earth), 5 qian of Poria cocos, 1 qian 5 fen of dried ginger (stir-fried), 2 qian of trichosanthes fruit (stir-fried), 1 qian 5 fen of areca nut, 3 qian of plantain seed, and 0.5 fen of licorice (roasted).
Source
From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.
Benefits
Indicated for cold dysentery due to spleen deficiency, presenting with abdominal pain, tenesmus, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; scanty, non-red urine; no red blood in the stool; a slippery white tongue coating; and cold extremities.
Instructions for Use
Add 1 qian 5 fen of slow-roasted Guangxi Wood Fragrance as a guide herb; decoct in water and take orally.
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Decoction for Warming the Spleen and Clearing Dysentery,Indicated for cold dysentery due to spleen deficiency, presenting with abdominal pain, tenesmus, and a sensation of incomplete evacuation; scanty, non-red urine; no red blood in the stool; a slippery white tongue coating; and cold extremities.