Five-Spice Powder

Five-Spice Powder,For food poisoning from fish, persistent diarrhea, stabbing and surging abdominal pain, as well as abdominal pain in women before and after childbirth, postpartum blood stasis affecting the heart, and spleen-related diarrhea or dysentery in pregnant women.

Formulas Name : Five-Spice Powder

Chinese Name : 五香散

Drug Formulation

Eucommia bark, Angelica dahurica (roasted), Trifoliate orange peel, Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted), Alpinia officinarum (roasted), Licorice root, Curcuma zedoaria (reduce to half the amount for pregnant women)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For food poisoning from fish, persistent diarrhea, stabbing and surging abdominal pain, as well as abdominal pain in women before and after childbirth, postpartum blood stasis affecting the heart, and spleen-related diarrhea or dysentery in pregnant women.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose. For food poisoning from fish, unstoppable diarrhea, stabbing or surging abdominal pain, as well as abdominal pain before or after childbirth, and blood-related disorders, take with warm wine; for postpartum blood stagnation affecting the heart, take with a decoction of decayed calamus; to stabilize the fetus, take with glutinous rice drink; for pregnant women with spleen-related diarrhea or dysentery, take with a decoction of aged rice, before meals.

Five-Spice Powder,From *Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 8.,For food poisoning from fish, persistent diarrhea, stabbing and surging abdominal pain, as well as abdominal pain in women before and after childbirth, postpartum blood stasis affecting the heart, and spleen-related diarrhea or dysentery in pregnant women.

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