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Ginger Powder Decoction

Formulas Name : Ginger Powder Decoction

Chinese Name : 姜粉散

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (washed, root hairs removed, sliced, and lightly roasted), Cinnamomum cassia (bark removed, not exposed to fire), Panax ginseng (root removed, sliced), Poria cocos (white variety, black skin removed), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted), Paeonia lactiflora (washed), Anemarrhena asphodeloides (moist variety, sliced, and stir-fried), Ligusticum chuanxiong (washed), Rheum palmatum (lightly stir-fried),Astragalus (honey-roasted), Wood Fragrance (unroasted), Cardamom (shelled), Atractylodes (chopped, roasted), Chebulic Myrobalan (baked until tender, pitted), Galangal (chopped, stir-fried), Green Tangerine Peel (pulp removed)—each in equal parts; Prepared Rehmannia (washed, soaked in wine, roasted).

Source

From *Essentials of Obstetrics from the Treasure of Public Health*, Volume 5.

Processing

Chop the above herbs and dry them in an oven; next, take 1 Aconite root and half a firm one (totaling two liang), roast them until cracked, remove the skin and navel, and slice them; take 1 jin of fresh ginger, grind it to extract its natural juice, let it stand in a bowl for one meal’s duration, pour off the clear liquid, collect the sediment at the bottom, spread it on bamboo leaves, place it in a drying basket, and dry it in the oven; then pound it together with the other herbs and sift it into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

Immediately after childbirth, take 3 qian of the herbal powder, 1 zhan of water, 3 slices of ginger, and 1 jujube (split open), and simmer together until the liquid is reduced to 7 fen. Drink while hot. If the mother falls asleep naturally after taking the medicine, wait half a day before taking another dose; this will completely relieve abdominal pain. Take no more than 3 doses per day; do not exceed 9 doses, as this may cause abdominal coldness.

Ginger Powder Decoction，From *Essentials of Obstetrics from the Treasure of Public Health*, Volume 5.，

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026

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