Jingfang Niubang Decoction，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 66.，For the initial stage of mastitis caused by external factors. This condition arises when the lactating mother has turbid qi in the liver and stomach, compounded by the infant suckling while fast asleep, allowing cool air to enter the breast through the nostrils. This cold air combines with the heat of the milk, causing breast swelling and pain, alternating chills and fever, restlessness, and thirst.
Jingfang Niubang Decoction
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Formulas Name : Jingfang Niubang Decoction
Chinese Name : 荆防牛蒡汤
Drug Formulation
Schizonepeta 1 qian, Fangfeng 1 qian, Arctium lappa seeds (roasted and ground) 1 qian, Lonicera japonica 1 qian, Chenpi 1 qian, Pollen 1 qian, Scutellaria baicalensis 1 qian, Taraxacum officinale 1 qian, Forsythia suspensa (seed removed) 1 qian, Sapindus mukorossi 1 qian, Bupleurum chinense 0.5 fen, Cyperus rotundus 0.5 fen, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (raw) 0.5 fen.
Source
From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 66.
Benefits
For the initial stage of mastitis caused by external factors. This condition arises when the lactating mother has turbid qi in the liver and stomach, compounded by the infant suckling while fast asleep, allowing cool air to enter the breast through the nostrils. This cold air combines with the heat of the milk, causing breast swelling and pain, alternating chills and fever, restlessness, and thirst.
Instructions for Use
Decoct the above ingredients in 2 zhong of water until reduced to 8 fen; take after a meal.
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Jingfang Niubang Decoction,For the initial stage of mastitis caused by external factors. This condition arises when the lactating mother has turbid qi in the liver and stomach, compounded by the infant suckling while fast asleep, allowing cool air to enter the breast through the nostrils. This cold air combines with the heat of the milk, causing breast swelling and pain, alternating chills and fever, restlessness, and thirst.