Plum Kernel Decoction

Plum Kernel Decoction,Intestinal abscess, with internal cramping and dull pain, and hard, difficult bowel movements.

Formulas Name : Plum Kernel Decoction

Chinese Name : 梅仁汤

Drug Formulation

49 plum kernels (with skin and tips removed), 3 liang of rhubarb, 1 liang and 3 fen of peony bark, 4 liang of winter melon seeds, 1.5 liang of rhinoceros horn (chipped), and 2.5 liang of sodium carbonate.

Source

*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 129.

Processing

Coarsely crush the ingredients until they are about the size of sesame or mung beans.

Benefits

Intestinal abscess, with internal cramping and dull pain, and hard, difficult bowel movements.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 2 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 1 zhan, strain, and take while warm. The treatment is considered successful when 2–3 portions of pus and blood are expelled.

Plum Kernel Decoction,*Compendium of Holy Remedies*, Volume 129.,Intestinal abscess, with internal cramping and dull pain, and hard, difficult bowel movements.

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