Instant-Effect Decoction for Dysentery

Instant-Effect Decoction for Dysentery,For all types of severe dysentery—whether the stool is red or white, or a mixture of pus and blood—accompanied by tenesmus, cramping pain in the navel and abdomen, or the passage of stool in five colors, or stool resembling fish brains, occurring day and night without cease, or refusal to eat due to lockjaw, where other medications have proven ineffective.

Formulas Name : Instant-Effect Decoction for Dysentery

Chinese Name : 痢疾立效饮

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Sichuan Angelica, 4 liang of poppy shells (roasted until golden), 2 liang of roasted licorice (water-roasted), 1 liang of red peony root, 1 liang of sour pomegranate peel, and 1 liang of roasted Sanguisorba.

Source

From *Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*.

Processing

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

For all types of severe dysentery—whether the stool is red or white, or a mixture of pus and blood—accompanied by tenesmus, cramping pain in the navel and abdomen, or the passage of stool in five colors, or stool resembling fish brains, occurring day and night without cease, or refusal to eat due to lockjaw, where other medications have proven ineffective.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose; decoct in water and strain out the residue. Take warm on an empty stomach or before meals. Reduce the dose appropriately for children.

Note

Avoid raw, cold, greasy, and fishy foods.

Instant-Effect Decoction for Dysentery,From *Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*.,For all types of severe dysentery—whether the stool is red or white, or a mixture of pus and blood—accompanied by tenesmus, cramping pain in the navel and abdomen, or the passage of stool in five colors, or stool resembling fish brains, occurring day and night without cease, or refusal to eat due to lockjaw, where other medications have proven ineffective.

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