白头翁加甘草阿胶汤

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

Explanation

Bai Tou Weng: Clearing away noxious heat in the blood system.

E Jiao: Nourishing Yin and tonifying the lung, enriching blood to arrest bleeding.

Huang Lian, Huang Bo and Qin Pi: Removing heat and toxic material, drying dampness and relieving dysentery.

Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, clearing heat and removing toxicity.

Effect

Clear heat and treat dysentery, replenish qi and tonify blood.

Indications

Dysentery after delivery, abdominal pain, tenesmus, qi and blood deficiency, stool containing pus and blood.

Administration

The ingredients are decocted in water for the decoction, to which E Jiao that has been melted in boiling water is added. The decoction is taken 3 times.