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Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Clearing Dryness

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Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Clearing Dryness,For women suffering from restlessness.

Formulas Name : Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Clearing Dryness

Chinese Name : 秘传清燥汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of pork fat, 3 liang of mutton fat, 6 liang of white honey, 1 bowl of bamboo sap (simmer all the above ingredients together to form a paste; it should be thick enough that a drop of the mixture forms a bead when held up to water), 2 liang of Ophiopogon tuber, 3 liang of Poria cocos, 1 liang of bamboo shavings, and 3 liang of purified jujube seeds (roasted until fragrant) (grind each ingredient into a powder separately).

Source

From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.

Processing

Mix all ingredients thoroughly and form into pills.

Benefits

For women suffering from restlessness.

Instructions for Use

Take with a decoction of jujubes, floating barley, and lamp wick.

Secret-Transmitted Decoction for Clearing Dryness,From *Chen Su’an’s Supplementary Explanations on Gynecology*, Volume 3.,For women suffering from restlessness.

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