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Six Spirits Decoction
六神汤 〔六神湯〕 liù shén tāng
Source: Nǚ Kē Jí Yào 女科辑要
Ingredients
- Bàn xià qū (半夏曲 Pinelliae Massa Fermentata, pinellia [tuber] leaven)
- Jú hóng (橘红 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum, red tangerine peel)
- Fú shén (茯神 Poria cum Pini Radice , root poria)
- Dǎn xīng (胆南星 Arisaema cum Bile , bile [-processed] arisaema [root])
- Xuán fù huā (旋覆花 Inulae Flos, inula flower)
- Shí chāng pú (石菖蒲 Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, acorus [root])
Actions: Flushes phlegm and opens the orifices.
Indications: Postpartum clouded spirit due to phlegm with persistent flow of lochia and, in some cases, hemiplegia and deviated mouth.
Similar: Wēn dǎn tāng (温胆汤 Gallbladder-Warming Decoction)
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