Red Ocher Decoction

Red Ocher Decoction,For heat in the lower jiao or dysentery with pus and blood.

Formulas Name : Red Ocher Decoction

Chinese Name : 赤石脂汤

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Red Ocher, 20 black plums (pitted), 14 gardenias, 3 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 3 liang of Sichuan pepper (sweated), 3 liang of Cimicifuga, 2 liang of dried ginger, and 1 sheng of millet.

Source

From *Wai Tai*, Volume 25, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.

Processing

Chop the ingredients.

Benefits

For heat in the lower jiao or dysentery with pus and blood.

Instructions for Use

Boil the millet in 1 dou 2 sheng of water until cooked; strain out the residue, retain 7 sheng of the liquid, add the herbs, and boil until reduced to 5 he; take this as a decoction.

Note

Avoid peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

Red Ocher Decoction,From *Wai Tai*, Volume 25, citing *Shan Fan Fang*.,For heat in the lower jiao or dysentery with pus and blood.

More Herbs Formulas

Tooth-Rubbing Powder

Tooth-Rubbing Powder,*The Complete Works of Jingyue*, Volume 63.,Residual toxins after smallpox attack the teeth, causing tooth decay; the decay progresses by 1 fen per day.

Gallbladder-Clearing Decoction

Gallbladder-Clearing Decoction,*A Penetrating Analysis of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 23.,Deafness in the right ear caused by loud shouting. Externally, it is triggered by a startle; internally, it corresponds to the liver and gallbladder. Since the gallbladder meridian connects to the ear, the force of the fire and wind is agitated, leading … Read more

Immortal Tumor-Dissolving Pills

Immortal Tumor-Dissolving Pills,From *Lu Fu Jin Fang*, Volume 3.,For childhood chronic indigestion.

Ink Snow Ointment

Ink Snow Ointment,From the formula of Minister Zhao, cited in Volume 6 of *Collected Proven Formulas of the Zhu Family*.,For hot, swollen hemorrhoids accompanied by unbearable pain and restless sleep.

Curcuma Decoction

Curcuma Decoction,From *Shenghui*, Volume 43.,Pounding, tight, and distressing pain in the chest.

Vine Flower Powder

Vine Flower Powder,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 177), citing *Shi Yuanduan’s Effective Prescriptions*.,For boils and abscesses.

Boil-Resolving Wine

Boil-Resolving Wine,From *Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 4.,Boils and abscesses.

Wind-Dispelling and Toxin-Resolving Powder

Wind-Dispelling and Toxin-Resolving Powder,*Essentials of Smallpox Treatment*, Volume 21.,For itchiness when smallpox lesions have become suppurative. Internal deficiency of the smallpox lesions, with itchiness, sunken, blackened, and depressed lesions, accompanied by fever.

Blood-Activating and Qi-Harmonizing Powder

Blood-Activating and Qi-Harmonizing Powder,From *Yin Hai Jing Wei*, Volume 2.,For cases where the affected eye is not itchy or red but is painful.

Formula No. 1 for White Patches

Formula No. 1 for White Patches,From *Collected Clinical Experiences of Zhu Renkang*.,Progressive stage of psoriasis.

Yin-Nourishing, Dampness-Resolving, and Joint-Relieving Pills

Yin-Nourishing, Dampness-Resolving, and Joint-Relieving Pills,*Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For joint pain caused by kidney deficiency with invasion of wind-dampness.

Pill for All Eye Disorders

Pill for All Eye Disorders,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions for the Auspicious*.,For all eye diseases.

Three-Ingredient Cornus Leaf Decoction

Three-Ingredient Cornus Leaf Decoction,From *Miraculous Formulas of Han Medicine*.,All types of sores and ulcers.

Rejuvenation Pills

Rejuvenation Pills,*Yi Shu*, Volume 12.,For bi syndrome.

Dampness-Eliminating and Pain-Relieving Powder

Dampness-Eliminating and Pain-Relieving Powder,From *Xingyuan*, Volume 7.,For pain caused by alcohol, dampness, phlegm, and gout.

Enhanced Ru Sheng Decoction

Enhanced Ru Sheng Decoction,*Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 106.,All throat and pharynx disorders.

Divine Immortals’ Elixir

Divine Immortals’ Elixir,From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 11.,For injuries caused by alcohol consumption, resulting in pain throughout the body, stiffness and lameness in the lower back and legs, numbness in the hands and feet, epigastric pain, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, prolonged retention of alcohol and food, as … Read more

Phlegm-Resolving Golden Pill

Phlegm-Resolving Golden Pill,From *Collection of Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Preparations* (Shenyang Formula).,Lung heat with fever, cough with excessive phlegm, dry and itchy throat, and blood-streaked sputum.

Divine Formula Powder

Divine Formula Powder,From *The Purple Treasure Collection of Laryngology*, Volume 2.,Throat inflammation, throat swelling, and all cases of throat obstruction.

Xiao Wu Chen Decoction

Xiao Wu Chen Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 310.,For injuries caused by falls or blows.

Glutinous Rice and Dried Ginger Soup

Glutinous Rice and Dried Ginger Soup,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 203.,For cholera with muscle cramps.

Angelica and Ginseng Decoction

Angelica and Ginseng Decoction,From *Compendium of Medical Essentials*, Volume 9.,For children with “bianzheng” syndrome presenting with cold symptoms but no fever.

Five-White Ointment

Five-White Ointment,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 23.,For rat-bite emaciation and scrofula.

Experienced Tuhe Powder

Experienced Tuhe Powder,From *A Concise Compendium on the Plague*.,Plague; carbuncles; and in children, boils with white blisters or weeping sores.

Bone Marrow Decoction

Bone Marrow Decoction,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 7.,For consumptive weakness with dry thirst, emaciation, and lack of strength.