Liver-Calming and Brain-Clearing Decoction

Liver-Calming and Brain-Clearing Decoction,Postpartum convulsions: Immediately after childbirth, sudden convulsions occur, accompanied by loss of consciousness, twitching of the mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, tightly clenched fists, a thin or thick greasy tongue coating, and a fine and tight pulse, or a string-like or slippery pulse.

Formulas Name : Liver-Calming and Brain-Clearing Decoction

Chinese Name : 平肝清脑汤

Drug Formulation

2.4 g of antelope horn powder (dissolved in hot water and taken orally), 3 g of Tianma, 12 g of tender Uncaria, 12 g of Tribulus terrestris, 9 g of winter mulberry leaves, 4.5 g of Curcuma zedoaria, 1 small cup of fresh bamboo sap (dissolved in hot water and taken orally), and 6 g of Beijing red peony root.

Source

Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.

Benefits

Postpartum convulsions: Immediately after childbirth, sudden convulsions occur, accompanied by loss of consciousness, twitching of the mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, tightly clenched fists, a thin or thick greasy tongue coating, and a fine and tight pulse, or a string-like or slippery pulse.

Liver-Calming and Brain-Clearing Decoction,Formula from *Essentials of Clinical Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine*; name cited in *Famous Formulas Through the Ages*.,Postpartum convulsions: Immediately after childbirth, sudden convulsions occur, accompanied by loss of consciousness, twitching of the mouth and eyes, clenched jaws, tightly clenched fists, a thin or thick greasy tongue coating, and a fine and tight pulse, or a string-like or slippery pulse.

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