Fu Long Gan (Ignited Yellow Earth)
Latin Name: Terra Flava Usta
Properties: acrid, slightly warm
Actions: warms blood, warms stomach, stops vomiting, stops diarrhea
Medical Indications: strokes, sudden cough, nausea, vomiting, vomiting blood, vaginal yeast or bacterial infection, excessive vaginal bleeding between menses, postpartum blood clot, difficult labor, retention of placenta, cold and pain in abdomen, food poisening, swollen and painful groin, pus in ears, chronic boils, carbuncles
Contraindications: not to be used during pregnancy
Caution: to be used with caution in cases of hemorrhage due to Yin deficiency with heat signs and nausea or vomiting with heat signs
Dosage: 12 to 30 grams
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