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Source: Fù Qīng Zhǔ Nǚ Kē 傅青主女科

Ingredients:

• Chuān xiōng (川芎 Chuanxiong Rhizoma, chuanxiong [rhizome]) 4.5g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 6g
• Rén shēn (人参 Ginseng Radix, ginseng) 6g
• Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]) 3g
• Fú shén (茯神 Poria cum Pini Radice , root poria) 3g
• Tiān má (天麻 Gastrodiae Rhizoma, gastrodia [root]) 3g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 1.2g
• Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 1.2g
• Fáng fēng (防风 Saposhnikoviae Radix, saposhnikovia) 1.2g
• Jīng jiè suì (荆芥穗 Schizonepetae Flos, schizonepeta spike) 1.2g
• Qiāng huó (羌活 Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix, notopterygium [root]) 1.2g
• Jiāng huáng lián (姜黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma cum Zingibere Praeparatum, ginger-processed coptis [root]) 2.4g

Action:

Indication: Postpartum blood vacuity with clenched jaw, rigid neck, and convulsions.

Category:

Method: Decoct with water.

Variations:

• Phlegm: Add Zhú lì (竹沥 Bambusae Succus, bamboo sap), Jiāng zhī (姜汁 Zingiberis Rhizomatis Succus, ginger juice), and Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome]).
• Thirst: Add Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) and Gé gēn (葛根 Puerariae Radix, pueraria [root]).
• Food accumulation: Add Shān zhā (山楂 Crataegi Fructus, crataegus [fruit]), Shén qū (神曲 Massa Medicata Fermentata , medicated leaven), and Mài yá (麦芽 Hordei Fructus Germinatus, barley sprout).
• Constipation: Add Ròu cōng róng (肉苁蓉 Cistanches Herba, cistanche).
• Copious sweat: Add Má huáng gēn (麻黄根 Ephedrae Radix, ephedra root).
• Fright palpitation: Add Suān zǎo rén (酸枣仁 Ziziphi Spinosi Semen, spiny jujube [kernel]).

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