Formula
Warm the Menses Decoction
温经汤wen jing tang
1 source
12 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a woman of about fifty with prolonged discharge, evening fever, tension and fullness low in the abdomen, feverish palms, and dry lips and mouth, taken as lingering static blood in the lower abdomen after an earlier miscarriage. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：問曰：婦人年五十所，病下利數十日不止，暮即發熱，少腹裏急，腹滿，手掌煩熱，唇口乾燥，何也？…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·温经汤证（9条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Evodia (Wu zhu yu)三兩
- Chinese Angelica二兩
- Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage)二兩
- Peony Root (Shao yao)二兩
- Ginseng二兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)二兩
- Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)二兩
- Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)二兩
- Moutan Bark (Mu dan pi)二兩
- Licorice二兩
- Pinellia (Ban xia)半升
- Ophiopogon (Mai men dong)一升
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·温经汤（组成·9）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》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·温经汤证（9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》妇人杂病脉证并治第二十二·温经汤（煎服法·9）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.