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Source: Fù Qīng Zhǔ Nǚ Kē 傅青主女科

Ingredients:

• Dān pí (丹皮 Moutan Cortex, moutan [bark]) 9g
• Dì gǔ pí (地骨皮 Lycii Cortex, lycium bark) 15g
• Bái sháo (白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba, white peony [root]) 9g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 9g
• Qīng hāo (青蒿 Artemisiae Annuae Herba, sweet wormwood) 9g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 9g
• Huáng bǎi (黄柏 Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron [bark]) (stir-fried with brine) 6g

Action: Enriches yīn and clears heat; cools the blood and regulates menstruation.

Indication: Advanced menstruation from vacuity heat with copious, thick flow that is either dark red or purplish red in color, vexation and oppression in the stomach duct and abdomen, red facial complexion, dry mouth, yellow urine, heat in the heart of the palms and soles, and constipation. Tongue: Red with yellow fur. Pulse: Stringlike and rapid or slippery and rapid.

Category:

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Shú dì huáng, Bái sháo, and Fú líng enrich yīn and supplement the blood. Dì gǔ pí, Mǔ dān pí, Qīng hāo, and Huáng bǎi clear heat and cool the blood.

Variations:

• Pronounced blood heat: Used raw instead of Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]), and add Zhī zǐ (栀子 Gardeniae Fructus, gardenia [fruit]).
• Yīn vacuity with effulgent fire: Add Xuán shēn (玄参 Scrophulariae Radix, scrophularia [root]), Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]), and ē jiāo (阿胶 Asini Corii Colla, ass hide glue).
• Blood heat with stasis: Add Qiàn cǎo (茜草 Rubiae Radix, madder [root]) and Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb).
• Blood heat with menstrual pain: Add Xiāng fù (香附 Cyperi Rhizoma, cyperus [rhizome]) and Yán hú suǒ (延胡索 Corydalis Rhizoma, corydalis [rhizome]).

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