Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Diarrhea and Dysentery

Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Diarrhea and Dysentery,For deficiency-induced slippery stools, with persistent diarrhea or dysentery, particularly in cases of chronic deficiency-cold.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Diarrhea and Dysentery

Chinese Name : 止泻痢四物汤

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (washed with wine) 6 fen, Ligusticum chuanxiong 5 fen, Atractylodes lancea (soaked in rice water, stir-fried) 1 qian, Atractylodes macrocephala (stem removed) 1 qian, Aquilaria agallocha 5 fen, Clove 5 fen, Dried ginger 5 fen, Cinnamomum cassia 5 fen, Cyperus rotundus 1 qian, Magnolia officinalis (stir-fried with ginger) 1 qian,Plantain Seed 1 qian, Chebulic Myrobalan Pulp 1 qian, Cardamom (roasted over fire, oil removed) 1 qian.

Source

*Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Mansion), Volume 3.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

For deficiency-induced slippery stools, with persistent diarrhea or dysentery, particularly in cases of chronic deficiency-cold.

Instructions for Use

Add 3 slices of fresh ginger; decoct in water and take orally.

Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Diarrhea and Dysentery,*Lu Fu Jin Fang* (Prohibited Formulas of the Lu Mansion), Volume 3.,For deficiency-induced slippery stools, with persistent diarrhea or dysentery, particularly in cases of chronic deficiency-cold.

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