增味导赤散

Source

The book Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi

Ingredients (with the same dose)

• Sheng Di Huang
• Mu Tong
• Huang Qin
• Gan Cao
• Che Qian Zi
• Zhi Zi
• Chuan Xiong
• Chi Shao

Explanation

Sheng Di Huang: Clear heat and cool blood, stop bleeding.

Mu Tong: Clear heart-fire and promote diuresis.

Huang Qin: Clear heat and remove toxicity.

Che Qian Zi: Induce diuresis to relieve stranguria, drain dampness, clear liver-fire to improve vision and clear lung heat.

Zhi Zi: Purge fire, cool blood and stop bleeding, clear heat.

Chuan Xiong: Activate blood circulation and promote the flow of qi.

Chi Shao: Clear heat and cool blood, activate blood and resolve stasis.

Raw Gan Cao: Tonify qi, clear heat and remove toxicity, and harmonize property of medicine.

Indications

Hematuresis, stranguria complicated by hematuria.

Administration

All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. 9 g of the powder is decocted in water with 10 Zhu Ye and Sheng Jiang 10 g in water for oral dose to be taken.