Menstruation-Clearing Powder

傅青主女科

In women who menstruate early, with very heavy menses, people assume it is extreme blood heat; who knows it is actually excessive water and fire in the kidneys? When fire is too exuberant, the blood is hot; when water is too exuberant, the blood is plentiful. This is a disease of excess, not a deficiency syndrome. It might seem that without medicine there would be pregnancy, but if the excess is too great, the uterus is too hot and conception is also difficult; moreover, there is concern of scorching and drying the male essence. Is reducing the excessive not the way to achieve harmony? However, fire must not be allowed to remain excessive, and water absolutely must not be made insufficient. The treatment method is only to slightly clear its heat and not to drain its water. The formula used is Qingjing San.

Moutan Cortex 3 qian, Cortex Lycii 5 qian, White Peony (wine-fried) 3 qian, Large Rehmannia (nine-times steamed) 3 qian, Sweet Wormwood 2 qian, White Poria 1 qian, Phellodendron (soaked in salt water and fried) 5 fen

One dose daily, decocted in water, taken warm in two divided doses in the morning and evening.

湯劑

Clear heat and cool the blood, nourish the kidneys and benefit yin.

When fire-heat is excessive, it drives blood to move abnormally, leading to early menstruation.

If Yang deficiency is present, with a pale-white, enlarged tongue with teeth marks and a wet, slippery coating: add Prepared Aconite: 10.