Whitehead-on Decoction with Licorice and Donkey-Hide Gelatin

Whitehead-on Decoction with Licorice and Donkey-Hide Gelatin,For women suffering from extreme debility due to postpartum diarrhea; feverish diarrhea with a sensation of heaviness in the lower abdomen, bloody stools, and restlessness preventing sleep.

Formulas Name : Whitehead-on Decoction with Licorice and Donkey-Hide Gelatin

Chinese Name : 白头翁加甘草阿胶汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Anemone, 2 liang of Licorice, 2 liang of Donkey-hide Gelatin, 3 liang of Qinpi, 3 liang of Coptis, 3 liang of Phellodendron Bark.

Source

*The Golden Cabinet*, Volume 2.

Benefits

For women suffering from extreme debility due to postpartum diarrhea; feverish diarrhea with a sensation of heaviness in the lower abdomen, bloody stools, and restlessness preventing sleep.

Instructions for Use

Boil 7 sheng of water until reduced to 2.5 sheng; add the donkey-hide gelatin and stir until completely dissolved; divide into 3 doses and take warm.

Whitehead-on Decoction with Licorice and Donkey-Hide Gelatin,*The Golden Cabinet*, Volume 2.,For women suffering from extreme debility due to postpartum diarrhea; feverish diarrhea with a sensation of heaviness in the lower abdomen, bloody stools, and restlessness preventing sleep.

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