Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Wu Xuan Decoction

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Wu Xuan Decoction,Retained lochia, abdominal pain, alternating chills and fever, and occasional fainting spells.

Formulas Name : Wu Xuan Decoction

Chinese Name : 乌玄汤

Drug Formulation

2 liang of He Shou Wu, 1 liang of Xuan Husuo, 5 qian of Jing Jie.

Source

From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.

Benefits

Retained lochia, abdominal pain, alternating chills and fever, and occasional fainting spells.

Instructions for Use

Decoct the ingredients to yield 2 bowls of liquid; bring to a rolling boil again. Place 1 liang of tangerine peel in a bowl, pour the hot decoction over it, cover for a short while, remove the tangerine peel, and drink the liquid.

Wu Xuan Decoction,From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.,Retained lochia, abdominal pain, alternating chills and fever, and occasional fainting spells.

More Herbs Formulas

Agarwood and Aster Pills

Agarwood and Aster Pills,From *Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For phlegm-induced asthma and cold-induced asthma.

Ointment for Headache

Ointment for Headache,*Essentials of the Crimson Pouch*.,Headache. In severe cases, this condition can damage the eyes.

Phellodendron and Atractylodes Decoction

Phellodendron and Atractylodes Decoction,*A Concise Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine Dermatology*.,Chronic eczema.

Clay Pot Pills

Clay Pot Pills,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions* (Xi’an Formula).,For women with adolescent pallor and weakness, abdominal masses, irregular menstruation, indigestion, vaginal discharge with abdominal pain, and listlessness.

Honey and Huang Decoction

Honey and Huang Decoction,From *Famous Prescriptions Through the Ages*.,Used for postoperative adhesive intestinal obstruction accompanied by severe constipation.

Formula for Clearing the Upper Burner and Relieving Dizziness

Formula for Clearing the Upper Burner and Relieving Dizziness,From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.,For dizziness and headache caused by deficiency of liver yin complicated by wind-heat.

Chaihu Pinggan Decoction

Chaihu Pinggan Decoction,*The Transmission of the Lamp of Medicine*, Volume 2.,Qi stagnation caused by anger in the lower jiao leading to a qi hernia, presenting with no pain or itching, but a sensation of swelling and heaviness.

Schizonepeta and Peppermint Decoction

Schizonepeta and Peppermint Decoction,From *The Jade Balance of Rash and Distension*, Volume 2.,For shā syndrome with obstruction of qi and blood.

Loquat Leaf Pills

Loquat Leaf Pills,From *Fushou Jingfang*.,For women with menorrhagia, irregular menstrual cycles (either early or late), or infertility.

Shui Chen Powder

Shui Chen Powder,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 3.,For summer heat combined with cold injury, cholera with muscle cramps, restlessness and thirst due to deficiency, cramping pain in the chest and abdomen, alternating vomiting and diarrhea, and cold extremities.

Cinnamon, Poria, and Licorice Combined with Aconite to Regulate Qi Pills

Cinnamon, Poria, and Licorice Combined with Aconite to Regulate Qi Pills,From *Medical Case Records of Ding Ganren*, Volume 4.,Cough and shortness of breath.

Hemp Seed and Perilla Seed Porridge

Hemp Seed and Perilla Seed Porridge,*Ben Shi*, Volume 10.,For women experiencing postpartum depression with profuse sweating and constipation, as well as for the elderly and those with general debility suffering from wind-induced constipation.

Rhinoceros Horn Decoction

Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 8.,Dry and brittle facial hair.

Mustard Seed Decoction

Mustard Seed Decoction,From *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, cited in *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 85.,For hemoptysis.

Yellow Flower Powder

Yellow Flower Powder,From *Classified Collection of Medical Formulas*, Volume 85, citing *Shi Yuan’s Effective Prescriptions*.,Internal organ toxicity. Blood in the stool, abdominal pain; for critically severe cases.

Sauce and Honey Ointment Formula

Sauce and Honey Ointment Formula,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 137.,Pain radiating to the fingers.

Ginger Soaked in Wine

Ginger Soaked in Wine,*Science of Traumatology*.,Vitiligo, alopecia areata.

Wubei Decoction

Wubei Decoction,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 8.,For beriberi.

Divine Purple Snow

Divine Purple Snow,From *Emergency Treatment for Rash*.,For all types of heat toxins in adults and children; stomach heat causing rashes; smallpox, blisters, and wheat-like rashes; typhoid fever where heat enters the stomach and causes rashes; childhood convulsions, salivation, and syncope; “running horse” malnutrition, heat-induced malnutrition, jaundice due to malnutrition, emaciation due to malnutrition; swelling and … Read more

Pig Stomach and Poria Spleen-Nourishing Pills

Pig Stomach and Poria Spleen-Nourishing Pills,From *The Collection of Wonderful Formulas for Nourishing Life*, Volume 5.,

Blood-Stopping Pill

Blood-Stopping Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 37.,For intestinal bleeding.

Jisheng Powder

Jisheng Powder,From *Ma Ke Huo Ren*, Volume 1.,For measles that are about to erupt but have not yet done so, leading to complicated symptoms.

Bupleurum and Platycodon Decoction

Bupleurum and Platycodon Decoction,From *Chengfang Qieyong*, Volume 5.,Spring cough.

Scutellaria and Pinellia Pills

Scutellaria and Pinellia Pills,From *The Pocket Guide*, Volume 1.,For heat in the upper burner, accompanied by cough and phlegm production.

Coptis and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pills

Coptis and Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pills,From *Essentials for Nourishing Life*, cited in Volume 29 of *New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For acute dysentery with severe urgency, pus and blood in the stool, and unbearable abdominal pain.