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Modified Four-Substance Decoction

傅青主女科湯劑
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Source
傅青主女科
Composition
Prepared Rehmannia 30g White Peony 15g Angelica sinensis 15g Ligusticum chuanxiong 9g Atractylodes macrocephala 15g Moutan Cortex 9g Vinegar-processed Corydalis 3g Licorice 3g Bupleurum 3g
Preparation
One dose daily, decoct in water, take warm in two divided doses, morning and evening.
Form
湯劑
Function
Nourish blood and soften the liver, resolve depression and regulate menstruation.
Traditional indications
Liver Qi stagnation and Spleen deficiency, menstrual flow coming and stopping suddenly, pain at times and stopping at times. Symptoms include irregular menstrual cycle, menstrual flow coming and stopping suddenly, amount more or less, pale menstrual color or with clots, dull pain in the lower abdomen, intermittent pain, alternating cold and heat, accompanied by chest tightness and discomfort, or distending pain in the breasts and both hypochondria, or soreness and pain in the lower back, pale tongue, thin white coating, wiry and thin pulse.