Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Metrorrhagia

Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Metrorrhagia,For postpartum rheumatism invading the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in the inability to expel old and new blood; metrorrhagia resembling soybean juice; paroxysmal pain in the abdomen and flanks; and a pulse that is floating,涩 (thready), faint, and rapid.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Metrorrhagia

Chinese Name : 定崩四物汤

Drug Formulation

5 qian of raw Rehmannia root (lightly stir-fried until loose), 1.5 qian of Angelica dahurica (stir-fried until black), 1.5 qian of white peony root (stir-fried with vinegar), 1 qian of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 3 qian of Angelica sinensis (stir-fried with vinegar), 3 qian of Polygonum aviculare pollen (stir-fried until charred), 3 qian of donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried with charred human hair), and 3 qian of small thistle root.

Source

*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.

Benefits

For postpartum rheumatism invading the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in the inability to expel old and new blood; metrorrhagia resembling soybean juice; paroxysmal pain in the abdomen and flanks; and a pulse that is floating,涩 (thready), faint, and rapid.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water, strain, and take while warm.

Four-Ingredient Decoction for Stopping Metrorrhagia,*Six Books of Medical Essentials*, Volume 30.,For postpartum rheumatism invading the Chong and Ren meridians, resulting in the inability to expel old and new blood; metrorrhagia resembling soybean juice; paroxysmal pain in the abdomen and flanks; and a pulse that is floating,涩 (thready), faint, and rapid.

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