Tiao Zhong Er Chen Decoction，*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.，For injuries from falls or blows, or from falling from a height, resulting in stagnant blood flowing into the viscera, leading to unconsciousness and constipation of both large and small bowels; as well as cases where stagnant blood from a blow with a wooden staff attacks the abdomen, causing distension, chest constriction, loss of appetite, nausea, dry heaving, and dry, hard stools—to be taken after administration of purgative medications.
Tiao Zhong Er Chen Decoction
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Formulas Name : Tiao Zhong Er Chen Decoction
Chinese Name : 调中二陈汤
Drug Formulation
Dried tangerine peel 8 fen, Pinellia 8 fen, Poria 8 fen, Licorice 8 fen, Fructus Aurantii 8 fen, Areca nut peel 8 fen, Safflower 8 fen, Chuanxiong 8 fen, Angelica sinensis 8 fen, White peony root 8 fen, Fangfeng 6 fen,6 fen of Areca nut, 6 fen of Astragalus, 6 fen of Platycodon, 6 fen of Green tangerine peel, 6 fen of Wuyao, 6 fen of Safflower, 6 fen of Zhi Shi, 6 fen of Scutellaria, 6 fen of Perilla, 3 fen of Wood Fragrance.
Source
*Authentic Treatise on Surgery*, Volume 4.
Benefits
For injuries from falls or blows, or from falling from a height, resulting in stagnant blood flowing into the viscera, leading to unconsciousness and constipation of both large and small bowels; as well as cases where stagnant blood from a blow with a wooden staff attacks the abdomen, causing distension, chest constriction, loss of appetite, nausea, dry heaving, and dry, hard stools—to be taken after administration of purgative medications.
Instructions for Use
Decoct with 2 zhong of water, adding 3 slices of fresh ginger and 2 jujubes, until reduced to 8 fen; take as needed.
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Tiao Zhong Er Chen Decoction,For injuries from falls or blows, or from falling from a height, resulting in stagnant blood flowing into the viscera, leading to unconsciousness and constipation of both large and small bowels; as well as cases where stagnant blood from a blow with a wooden staff attacks the abdomen, causing distension, chest constriction, loss of appetite, nausea, dry heaving, and dry, hard stools—to be taken after administration of purgative medications.