Fire-Disinhibiting Decoction

傅青主女科

Rhubarb 9 g, White Atractylodes 15 g (fried with soil), Poria 9 g, Plantago seed 9 g (fried with wine), Vaccaria seed 9 g, Coptis 9 g, Gardenia 9 g (fried), Anemarrhena 6 g, Gypsum 15 g (calcined), Artemisia anomala 9 g.

One dose daily, decoct in water; take warm in two divided doses, morning and evening.

湯劑

Drain fire and resolve toxin, remove dampness and stop vaginal discharge.

Fire binds below and steams water-dampness; in women, the vaginal discharge is black, like black bean juice, with a fishy odor, abdominal pain, knife-like pain during urination, swelling of the vulva, and a red complexion. Over time there is sallow emaciation, increased appetite, and thirst with a desire for cold drinks.

If there is yang deficiency, with a pale, white, swollen, enlarged tongue with tooth marks and a wet, slippery coating: add Prepared Aconite: 10.