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Milk-Promoting and Edema-Reducing Decoction

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Milk-Promoting and Edema-Reducing Decoction,For women with mastitis or breast abscesses, characterized by hardened lumps, redness, swelling, pain, and alternating fever and chills, resulting from stagnation of qi and blood.

Formulas Name : Milk-Promoting and Edema-Reducing Decoction

Chinese Name : 通乳消肿汤

Drug Formulation

5 qian of Eupatorium leaves, 1.5 qian of green tangerine peel (roasted), 1.5 qian of fritillary bulb (core removed), 0.5 fen of white angelica root, 1.5 qian of Chinese angelica root, 0.3 fen of pearl oyster shell, 3 qian of dandelion, 1 qian of frankincense (oil removed), 1 qian of myrrh (oil removed), 1.5 qian of trichosanthes fruit, 1 qian of raw licorice root, 1.5 qian of groundsel seeds (roasted).

Source

From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.

Benefits

For women with mastitis or breast abscesses, characterized by hardened lumps, redness, swelling, pain, and alternating fever and chills, resulting from stagnation of qi and blood.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take while warm. After taking this, sweating will occur and the condition will resolve on its own.

Milk-Promoting and Edema-Reducing Decoction,From *Collected Insights from Reflection*.,For women with mastitis or breast abscesses, characterized by hardened lumps, redness, swelling, pain, and alternating fever and chills, resulting from stagnation of qi and blood.

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