formula | Stones Decoction Shi Zi Tang |
source | Volume 18 of the Treatise on Diseases, Patterns, and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Etiologies |
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bubble_chart Composition A pair of pig kidneys (remove fat and membrane, cut into four pieces. If unavailable, substitute with sheep kidneys), 60 gm each of fermented black beans, scallion white, japonica rice, angelica root, and peony root.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
The above is filed and divided into two doses. Each dose is decocted with 600 ml of water to 250 ml, then the dregs are removed and taken in three servings.
bubble_chart Indications
Postpartum exhaustion. Women who experience difficult childbirth, excessive worry and fatigue, resulting in weakness, shortness of breath, chills and fever similar to malaria, headache, spontaneous sweating, limb fatigue, cough with phlegm, and abdominal cramps.