Pork Intestine and Locust Flower Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Cleanses the intestines and stops bleeding. Suitable for hemorrhoids accompanied by constipation and bleeding
as a mild regulator, it is meant to be taken in moderation and discontinued once the condition eases
Commentary
The sovereign is pork large intestine, nature neutral, flavor sweet, channeled into the Large Intestine; it moistens the intestines and stops bleeding from hemorrhoids, anchoring the central strategy of the formula. The ministerial layer, acacia flowers (nature cool, flavor bitter, channeled into the Liver, Large Intestine, cools blood, stops bleeding, and clears liver fire), and honey dates (with warm nature and sweet flavor, having Spleen, Stomach, Heart tropism, tonifies the middle and qi, nourishes blood, and calms the spirit), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. Completing the formula, lean pork, rich in blood-and-flesh essence, nourishing the righteous qi, so that potency is moderated and stomach qi protected. Together the herbs converge on this action, in accord with the damp-heat with blood stasis pattern.