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Peony Decoction

Pin Yin: Shao Yao Tang

Category: Clear Damp Heat
Additional Categories: Clear Heat and relieve Toxicity; Clear Heat from Organs; Purge Heat Accumulation

Actions:
   Rectifies and harmonizes Qi and Blood, clears Damp Heat from Large Intestine and relieves Toxins;
  ---used for Large Intestine Damp Heat with Stagnation of Qi and Blood, with symptoms of tenesmus, burning sensation of anus, blood and pus in stools.
   (See Large Intestine Damp Heat .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Paeoniae Lactiflorae, Rx [bai shao]

5-7

Angelicae Sinensis, Rx [dang gui]

2-3

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

1.5

Saussureae seu Vladimirae, Rx (= Aucklandiae, Rx) [mu xiang]

1.5

Arecae, S [bing lang]

1.5

Coptidis, Rz [huang lian]

2-3

Scutellariae, Rx [huang qin]

3-4

Rhei, Rz [da huang]

2-3

Cinnamomi Cassiae, Cx [rou gui]

0.5-1

   Associated Modern Diseases: bacillary or amoebic dysentery, acute enteritis, ulcerative colitis.

   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Drain the Epigastrium Decoction [Xie XinTang]; Peony and Licorice Decoction [Shao Yao gan cao Tang]; Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill [Mu XiangBingLang Wan].
   Formulas with related functions: Pulsatilla Decoction [Bai Tou WengTang].

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