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Peach-Red Four-Ingredient Decoction

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Peach-Red Four-Ingredient Decoction,For premature menstruation caused by blood stasis complicated by heat, characterized by purple menstrual blood that is thick and sticky with clots, abdominal pain that worsens with pressure, a pale red or slightly purplish tongue with a yellow and dry coating, and a deep, rapid, or taut, slippery, and forceful pulse.

Formulas Name : Peach-Red Four-Ingredient Decoction

Chinese Name : 桃红四物汤

Drug Formulation

4 qian of raw Rehmannia root, 3 qian of Angelica sinensis root (tail), 3 qian of red peony root, 2 qian of Sichuan lovage root, 2 qian of peach kernel, 2 qian of safflower, 3 qian of moutan bark, and 3 qian of wulingzhi.

Source

*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*, citing Zhang Xiangnan.

Benefits

For premature menstruation caused by blood stasis complicated by heat, characterized by purple menstrual blood that is thick and sticky with clots, abdominal pain that worsens with pressure, a pale red or slightly purplish tongue with a yellow and dry coating, and a deep, rapid, or taut, slippery, and forceful pulse.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take on an empty stomach.

Peach-Red Four-Ingredient Decoction,*Therapeutics of Traditional Chinese Gynecology*, citing Zhang Xiangnan.,For premature menstruation caused by blood stasis complicated by heat, characterized by purple menstrual blood that is thick and sticky with clots, abdominal pain that worsens with pressure, a pale red or slightly purplish tongue with a yellow and dry coating, and a deep, rapid, or taut, slippery, and forceful pulse.

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