Wuqi Decoction

Wuqi Decoction,Metrorrhagia and menorrhagia.

Formulas Name : Wuqi Decoction

Chinese Name : 乌茜汤

Drug Formulation

15 g calcined cuttlefish bone, 15 g charred madder root, 15 g charred sanguisorba root, 15 g Cinnamomum cassia, 10 g charred cattail pollen (wrapped), 50 g charred sophora seed, 50 g shepherd’s purse, 50 g purslane, and 5 g raw licorice root.

Source

*Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (1982; 6:28).

Benefits

Metrorrhagia and menorrhagia.

Instructions for Use

Take one dose daily. Take two doses daily when bleeding is heavy.

Wuqi Decoction,*Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine* (1982; 6:28).,Metrorrhagia and menorrhagia.

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