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Shuangsheng Wan originates from Yifang Leiju (A General Collection of Medical Formulas), a compendium of Chinese medical formulas compiled in the 15th century by the Korean physician Kim Ye Mong; most of its formulas come from ancient Chinese medical books. Shuangsheng Wan is composed of…

Prescriptions for Universal Relief (Pu Ji Fang) contains a formula called Bianxue San (Blood-in-Stool Powder). Its composition is: carbonized human hair (Xue Yu Tan, i.e. huifa tan) 5 qian (15 g), Platycladi Cacumen (cebaiye) and Celosiae Cristatae Flos (jiguanhua), each 1 liang (30 g). The…

Fangfeng Qinjiao Tang (“Saposhnikovia and Gentiana Macrophylla Decoction”) comes from Waike Zhengzong (Orthodox External Medicine). Its composition is: Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), Qinjiao (Gentiana macrophylla), Danggui (Angelica sinensis), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong), Shengdihuang (raw Rehmannia), Baishao (white Paeonia), Chifuling (red Poria), and Lianqiao (Forsythia), each 1 qian…

Huaihuang Wan (Huaihuang Pills) is recorded in Gu Jin Yi Jian (Ancient and Modern Medical Mirror). It is composed of 120 g (4 liang) of Huanglian (Coptis Rhizoma, wine-fried) and 120 g (4 liang) of Huaihua (Sophora Flower, fried). Preparation: take the two herbs, place…

Xiao Wuchen Tang (“Minor Black and Chen Fragrance Decoction”) comes from the Shaoxing supplementary formulas of the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang. It is composed of: Wuyao (Lindera root, pith removed) ten liang (300 g), Gancao (Licorice, stir-fried) one liang (30 g, skin and hairs removed,…

Radiotherapy is a common treatment for cervical cancer in women. Radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy can achieve near-curative results in some early-to-mid-stage cervical cancer patients. However, radiation enteritis, a sequela of radiotherapy, is also extremely distressing for patients. The clinical manifestations of radiation enteritis after cervical…