Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction

Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction,Chronic cold, irregular menstruation, with flow either excessive or scant.

Formulas Name : Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction

Chinese Name : 茱萸虻虫汤

Drug Formulation

3 sheng of Evodia fruit, 1 liang of horseflies, 1 liang of leeches, 1 liang of (various) insects, 1 liang of peony root, 1 jin of fresh ginger, 1 sheng of wheat, 1 sheng of Pinellia, 20 jujubes, 50 peach kernels, 3 liang of ginseng, 3 liang of Achyranthes root, 6 liang of cinnamon bark, 1.5 liang of licorice, and 2 liang of white peony root.

Source

*Qianjin*, Volume 4.

Benefits

Chronic cold, irregular menstruation, with flow either excessive or scant.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil with 1 dou of wine and 2 dou of water until reduced to 1 dou; strain out the residue, adjust to a warm temperature, and take 1 sheng per dose, three times daily. For those unable to drink alcohol, substitute water. Add the insects just before the decoction is complete. Those intolerant to the medicine should take 7 he per dose.

Eucommia and Horsefly Decoction,*Qianjin*, Volume 4.,Chronic cold, irregular menstruation, with flow either excessive or scant.

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