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Sixteen-Ingredient Baoyuan Decoction

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Sixteen-Ingredient Baoyuan Decoction,Vaginal discharge.

Formulas Name : Sixteen-Ingredient Baoyuan Decoction

Chinese Name : 十六味保元汤

Drug Formulation

Astragalus (Huangqi) 1 qian, Dendrobium (Shihu) 7 fen, Morinda root (Baji) 2 qian, Poria (Bai Fuling) 1 qian, Cimicifuga (Shengma) 7 fen, Longan flesh (Yuanyan) 3 qian, Polygonatum (Guanzhong, with roots and soil removed) 3 qian, Ginseng (Ren Shen) 2 qian, Chinese yam (Shan Yao) 1 qian, Sichuan Angelica (Chuan Duhuo) 1 qian, Angelica root (Danggui Shen) 2 qian,Lotus Pollen 1 qian, Phellodendron Bark (wine-fried) 8 fen, Raw Licorice 3 fen, Eucommia Bark (soaked in a decoction of fennel, salt, and vinegar, then fried) 1 qian 5 fen, Dipsacus Root (first singed over a rice-straw fire to remove hairs, then wiped clean with coarse cloth) 2 qian.

Source

From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 1.

Processing

Coarsely chop the above ingredients to make one dose.

Benefits

Vaginal discharge.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take warm on an empty stomach.

Sixteen-Ingredient Baoyuan Decoction,From *Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 1.,Vaginal discharge.

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