Ejiao Blood-Nourishing Decoction

Ejiao Blood-Nourishing Decoction,Yin deficiency with blood dryness; during the 3rd–4th month of pregnancy, occasionally accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, irritability, lower back pain, abdominal distension, and constipation; red tongue with a smooth or yellow, dry coating; thin, rapid, and slippery pulse.

Formulas Name : Ejiao Blood-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 阿胶养血汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of ejiao beads, 3 qian of soaked ginseng, 3 qian of dried rehmannia, 2 qian of ophiopogon, 2 qian of ligustrum, 2 qian of stir-fried eupatorium, 5 qian of mulberry mistletoe.

Source

*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.

Benefits

Yin deficiency with blood dryness; during the 3rd–4th month of pregnancy, occasionally accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, irritability, lower back pain, abdominal distension, and constipation; red tongue with a smooth or yellow, dry coating; thin, rapid, and slippery pulse.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take while warm.

Ejiao Blood-Nourishing Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*.,Yin deficiency with blood dryness; during the 3rd–4th month of pregnancy, occasionally accompanied by dizziness, palpitations, irritability, lower back pain, abdominal distension, and constipation; red tongue with a smooth or yellow, dry coating; thin, rapid, and slippery pulse.

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