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Rehmannia and Bamboo Shavings Decoction

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Rehmannia and Bamboo Shavings Decoction,Epistaxis, bloody sweat.

Formulas Name : Rehmannia and Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Chinese Name : 地黄竹茹汤

Drug Formulation

Raw Rehmannia (sliced, roasted) 1 jin; green bamboo shavings 5 liang; Scutellaria baicalensis (black core removed) 3 liang; Angelica sinensis (roasted) 3 liang; Glycyrrhiza uralensis (roasted) 3 liang; Paeonia lactiflora 3 liang; Ligusticum chuanxiong 3 liang; Cinnamomum cassia (coarse bark removed) 1 liang; and a lump of yellow earth from the lower part of a cauldron, about the size of a chicken’s egg.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 70.

Processing

About the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

Epistaxis, bloody sweat.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; add 1.5 zhan of water, decoct until reduced to 8 fen, strain, and take while warm.

Rehmannia and Bamboo Shavings Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 70.,Epistaxis, bloody sweat.

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