What medicine should I take for functional uterine bleeding?

Functional uterine bleeding in modern medicine is called metrorrhagia in traditional Chinese medicine. Symptoms include prolonged menstruation, heavy bleeding, dark red or purple-black blood, hot palms and soles, sore waist and knees, red tongue, and stringy pulse. Most cases are caused by yin deficiency and blood heat, and can be treated with Gujing Pills.

[Composition] 8 grams each of Phellodendron chinense and Cyperus rotundus, 7 grams each of Scutellaria baicalensis and Chinese toon bark, 12 grams of White Peony Root, and 24 grams of Tortoise Shell.

[Usage] Add 800 ml of water to the above medicine, boil it until 300 ml remains, remove the residue, take the juice, and take it warm in several doses. Take 2 to 3 doses per day.

【Function】Nourishes yin, clears away heat, consolidates menstruation and stops bleeding.

[Explanation] The Phellodendron chinense in the prescription is cold in nature and bitter in taste. It has the functions of clearing away heat and drying dampness, purging fire and detoxifying, and removing fever and steaming. It can treat leucorrhea, stranguria, beriberi, diarrhea, jaundice, sores, swelling and pain, and eczema caused by damp-heat.

【Notes】① Scutellaria baicalensis, bitter and cold, hurts the stomach, not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. ② Phellodendron chinense, easily hurts the stomach qi, not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. ③ Toona sinensis bark, use with caution for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. ④ White peony root, cannot be used with Veratrum.