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Eight-Ingredient Madder Root Decoction

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Eight-Ingredient Madder Root Decoction,For poisoning by a “gu” (magic insect), with bleeding resembling chicken liver and unbearable, churning abdominal pain.

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Madder Root Decoction

Chinese Name : 八物茜根汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of madder root, 3 liang of Cimicifuga, 3 liang of rhinoceros horn, 1 liang of platycodon, 1 liang of Phellodendron, 1 liang of Scutellaria, 4 liang of Sanguisorba, and 4 liang of white lotus root.

Source

Formula from *Qianjin* (Volume 24); name cited in *Qianjin* (Volume 15).

Benefits

For poisoning by a “gu” (magic insect), with bleeding resembling chicken liver and unbearable, churning abdominal pain.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 9 sheng of water until reduced to 2.5 sheng; divide into 3 doses.

Eight-Ingredient Madder Root Decoction,Formula from *Qianjin* (Volume 24); name cited in *Qianjin* (Volume 15).,For poisoning by a “gu” (magic insect), with bleeding resembling chicken liver and unbearable, churning abdominal pain.

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