formula | Thoroughfare-Regulating Pill Li Chong Wan |
source | "Records of Heartfelt Experiences in Medicine with Reference to the West" by Zhang Xichun, 1909 |
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bubble_chart Composition Leech 30 gm (not roasted), raw Astragalus 45 gm, raw Sparganium 15 gm, raw Curcuma 15 gm, Angelica 18 gm, Anemarrhena 18 gm, raw Peach Kernel 18 gm (with skin and tip).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind together into fine powder, make into pills with refined honey, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 6 grams with warm water, once in the morning and once in the evening.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Remove stasis and eliminate swelling.
bubble_chart Indications
Women with amenorrhea or postpartum lochiorrhea may develop abdominal masses, leading to yin deficiency causing heat and yang deficiency causing cold, resulting in reduced appetite and laborious cough; young women may experience menstrual block and blood depletion; men may suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis, abdominal masses, qi depression, spleen weakness, and fullness and stuffiness, yet still able to eat.