Formula
Pulsatilla Decoction Plus Licorice and Ass-Hide Gelatin
白头翁加甘草阿胶汤bai tou weng jia gan cao e jiao tang
1 source
6 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for severe depletion with diarrhoea after childbirth. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：産後下利虛極，白頭翁加甘草阿膠湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·白头翁加甘草阿胶汤证（11条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Pulsatilla Root二兩
- Coptis三兩
- Phellodendron Bark (Huang bai)三兩
- Ash Bark (Qin pi)三兩
- Licorice二兩
- Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)二兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·白头翁加甘草阿胶汤（组成·11）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·白头翁加甘草阿胶汤证（11条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·白头翁加甘草阿胶汤（煎服法·11）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.