Decreasing and Increasing Huanglian Decoction,*Lüfa*, Volume 5.,Obstructive Urination.
Decreasing and Increasing Huanglian Decoction
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Formulas Name : Decreasing and Increasing Huanglian Decoction
Chinese Name : 进退黄连汤
Drug Formulation
Coptis (stir-fried with ginger juice) 1 qian 5 fen, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 qian 5 fen, Ginseng (mixed with human milk and steamed) 1 qian 5 fen, Cinnamon Twig 1 qian, Pinellia (processed with ginger) 1 qian 5 fen, Jujubes 2.
Source
*Lüfa*, Volume 5.
Benefits
Obstructive Urination.
Instructions for Use
For the “Advance” method, use the seven ingredients of this formula without any special preparation; add 2 tea bowls of water, decoct until reduced by half, and take while warm. For the “Retreat” method, omit Cinnamomum twig, reduce Coptis to half the amount, or add 0.5 fen of Cinnamomum bark; prepare each ingredient as described above, decoct and take as before, but take 3 qian of Cui’s Eight-Ingredient Pills on an empty stomach in the morning and take the decoction when slightly hungry.
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Decreasing and Increasing Huanglian Decoction,Obstructive Urination.