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