Rhubarb and Myrrh Decoction，From *Ji Feng*, Volume 16.，For women after childbirth experiencing retained lochia, intermittent chills and fever, restlessness, agitation, confusion, delirium, thirst, and a flushed face.
Rhubarb and Myrrh Decoction
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Formulas Name : Rhubarb and Myrrh Decoction
Chinese Name : 大黄没药煎
Drug Formulation
Myrrh (ground separately) 1 liang, Rhubarb 1 liang, Angelica sinensis 2 liang.
Source
From *Ji Feng*, Volume 16.
Benefits
For women after childbirth experiencing retained lochia, intermittent chills and fever, restlessness, agitation, confusion, delirium, thirst, and a flushed face.
Instructions for Use
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix the powder with 2 sheng of rice vinegar until well blended. Simmer in a silver vessel over low heat until it reaches the consistency of thick syrup. Spread it out to cool, then store in a porcelain box. For each dose, take an amount roughly the size of a marble, dissolve it in one zhan of a child’s urine, and simmer together until reduced to 7 parts of the original volume. Add half a shaozi of vinegar, then simmer for another 5–7 boils. Take while warm; if symptoms persist, repeat the dose half a day later.
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Rhubarb and Myrrh Decoction,For women after childbirth experiencing retained lochia, intermittent chills and fever, restlessness, agitation, confusion, delirium, thirst, and a flushed face.