Liver-Harmonizing and Dysentery-Clearing Decoction

Liver-Harmonizing and Dysentery-Clearing Decoction,For cases occurring between summer and autumn, where the illness begins with abdominal pain, progresses to diarrhea, and then develops into dysentery.

Formulas Name : Liver-Harmonizing and Dysentery-Clearing Decoction

Chinese Name : 和肝清痢汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of stir-fried white peony root, 5 qian of angelica root, 3 qian of plantain seed, 1 qian 5 fen of stir-fried trichosanthes peel, 3 qian of red poria, 1 qian of licorice, and 1 qian 5 fen of Guangxi frankincense.

Source

*Collected Works of Ci Hang*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For cases occurring between summer and autumn, where the illness begins with abdominal pain, progresses to diarrhea, and then develops into dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally. After the first dose, dysentery symptoms will ease; after the second dose, they will ease further; and after 3–4 doses, the patient will be completely cured.

Liver-Harmonizing and Dysentery-Clearing Decoction,*Collected Works of Ci Hang*, Volume 2.,For cases occurring between summer and autumn, where the illness begins with abdominal pain, progresses to diarrhea, and then develops into dysentery.

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