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Intestine-Moistening Decoction

萬病回春湯劑
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Source
萬病回春
Composition
Dang Gui, Shu Di, Sheng Di, Ma Ren (shell removed), Tao Ren (skin removed), Xing Ren (skin removed), Zhi Shi, Hou Po (coarse bark removed), Huang Qin, Da Huang (each in equal parts), Gan Cao (reduced by half). Chop the above into one dose. Decoct in water; take warm on an empty stomach. Once the bowels move, stop the medicine; it should not be taken in excess. (Wan Bing Hui Chun)
Preparation
Take warm before meals or at any time.
Form
湯劑
Function
Moisten dryness and free the bowels; benefit qi and nourish blood.
Traditional indications
Constipation or difficult defecation caused by blood deficiency and dryness, with stools shaped like sheep dung, and no appetite.
Modifications
Spleen yang deficiency: combine with Li Zhong Tang.