Licorice, Dried Rehmannia, Atractylodes, Prepared Aconite, Donkey-Hide Gelatin, Scutellaria, each 9 gm, Yellow Earth from the Stove 25 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above 7 ingredients, with 1.6 liters of water, decocted to 600 ml, divided into two doses and administered while warm.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming yang to strengthen the spleen, nourishing blood, and stopping bleeding.

bubble_chart Indications

Spleen yang deficiency, bloody stools, hematemesis, epistaxis, and women's menorrhagia, with dull blood color, cold limbs, sallow complexion, pale tongue with white coating, and deep, thin, weak pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Terra Flava Usta warms the middle and stops bleeding as the sovereign; White Atractylodes Rhizome and Aconite Lateral Root warm spleen yang and tonify middle qi, assisting the sovereign medicinal to restore the controlling function as the ministers; due to heavy bleeding and yin blood deficiency, and the fact that the acrid-warm Atractylodes and Aconite can easily consume and stir blood, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root and Donkey-hide Gelatin are used to nourish yin and blood, and Skullcap Root to clear heat and stop bleeding as the assistants; Liquorice Root regulates the medicinals and harmonizes the middle as the envoy. The combination of these medicinals uses both cold and heat, treats both the tip and root, balances firmness and softness, warms yang without damaging yin, and enriches yin without obstructing yang.