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Leech Decoction,For young women with absent menstruation and abdominal distension due to stagnant blood.

Formulas Name : Leech Decoction

Chinese Name : 水蛭饮

Drug Formulation

80 leeches (stir-fried with glutinous rice; remove the rice once cooked), 100 peach kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then stir-fried with wheat bran), 80 horseflies (wings and legs removed, lightly stir-fried), and 3 liang of rhubarb (chopped and stir-fried).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 151.

Processing

Finely chop all ingredients.

Benefits

For young women with absent menstruation and abdominal distension due to stagnant blood.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 6 fen, strain, and drink while warm; take another dose shortly thereafter. This should induce bleeding; if bleeding does not occur, take another dose the following day.

Leech Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 151.,For young women with absent menstruation and abdominal distension due to stagnant blood.

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