Stone-Removing Decoction，*Three Causes*, Volume 18.，Postpartum Exhaustion. For women who, due to a difficult childbirth, have become extremely fatigued and physically weakened, and who suffer from anxiety and mental distress, resulting in debility, shortness of breath, fatigue, chills and fever resembling malaria, headache, spontaneous sweating, lethargy in the limbs, coughing with phlegm, and sharp, cramping pain in the abdomen.
Stone-Removing Decoction
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Formulas Name : Stone-Removing Decoction
Chinese Name : 石子汤
Drug Formulation
1 pair of pork kidneys (remove the fatty membrane and cut into four pieces; if unavailable, substitute with mutton kidneys), 2 liang of fragrant fermented black beans, 2 liang of scallion whites, 2 liang of japonica rice, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis, and 2 liang of Paeonia lactiflora.
Source
*Three Causes*, Volume 18.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder and divide into two doses.
Benefits
Postpartum Exhaustion. For women who, due to a difficult childbirth, have become extremely fatigued and physically weakened, and who suffer from anxiety and mental distress, resulting in debility, shortness of breath, fatigue, chills and fever resembling malaria, headache, spontaneous sweating, lethargy in the limbs, coughing with phlegm, and sharp, cramping pain in the abdomen.
Instructions for Use
For each dose, use 3 sheng of water; boil down to 1 small bowl, strain out the residue, and divide into 3 doses to be taken as needed.
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Stone-Removing Decoction,Postpartum Exhaustion. For women who, due to a difficult childbirth, have become extremely fatigued and physically weakened, and who suffer from anxiety and mental distress, resulting in debility, shortness of breath, fatigue, chills and fever resembling malaria, headache, spontaneous sweating, lethargy in the limbs, coughing with phlegm, and sharp, cramping pain in the abdomen.