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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients:

• Bǔ gǔ zhī (补骨脂 Psoraleae Fructus, psoralea [fruit]) 200g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 240g
• Bái zhǐ (白芷 Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Dahurian angelica) 180g
• Lóng gǔ (龙骨 Mastodi Ossis Fossilia, dragon bone) (calcined) 180g
• Mǔ lì (牡蛎 Ostreae Concha, oyster shell) (calcined) 180g
• Lù jiǎo shuāng (鹿角霜 Cervi Cornu Degelatinatum, degelatinated deer antler) 180g
• Bái sháo (白芍 Paeoniae Radix Alba, white peony [root]) 180g
• Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) 180g
• Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 180g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 180g
• Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger) (charred) 150g
• 椿根皮 120g

Action: Fortifies the spleen and supplements the kidney; checks vaginal discharge by securing and astringing.

Indication: Vaginal discharge due to spleen-kidney vacuity characterized by a continual thin white or red and white flow, and accompanied by cold of the limbs and fear of cold.

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Rationale: Chūn pí and calcined Lóng gǔ and Mǔ lì are contracting constraining agents that check vaginal discharge. Lù jiǎo shuāng, Bǔ gǔ zhī, and Shú dì huáng warm and supplement kidney yáng. Shān yào, Fú líng, and Bái zhú fortify the spleen and transform dampness. Bái zhǐ and charred ginger have a warming and drying effect on cold-damp. Bái sháo nourishes the blood and constrains yīn.

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