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Red Ocher Decoction

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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.

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