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Ai Fu Nü Zhen Pills,For women with excessive qi and deficient blood, characterized by irregular menstrual cycles (occurring either early or late), with predominantly dark purple menstrual flow and little pale flow, red or white vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia or metrometra, a sallow complexion and emaciation, weakness in the limbs, fatigue and a tendency to lie down, low energy, blurred vision and tinnitus, dizziness and reluctance to speak, heat in the palms and soles, a dry throat and mouth, and restless sleep at night.

Formulas Name : Ai Fu Nü Zhen Pills

Chinese Name : 艾附女珍丸

Drug Formulation

5 liang of Xiangfu (divided into 4 portions: 1 soaked in a child’s urine, 1 in rice vinegar, 1 in human milk, and 1 in salted wine), 2 liang of Qi Ai (simmered in vinegar), 2 liang of Danggui, 1.5 liang of Chuanxiong, 1.5 liang of Baishao, 1.5 liang of Shu Dihuang (steamed with wine), 1.5 liang of Huangqin, 1 liang of Ejiao (steamed with wine), and 1 liang of Chouchun root bark.

Source

From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; pound the Rehmannia glutinosa and donkey-hide gelatin until well blended; add vinegar paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women with excessive qi and deficient blood, characterized by irregular menstrual cycles (occurring either early or late), with predominantly dark purple menstrual flow and little pale flow, red or white vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia or metrometra, a sallow complexion and emaciation, weakness in the limbs, fatigue and a tendency to lie down, low energy, blurred vision and tinnitus, dizziness and reluctance to speak, heat in the palms and soles, a dry throat and mouth, and restless sleep at night.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.

Ai Fu Nü Zhen Pills,From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.,For women with excessive qi and deficient blood, characterized by irregular menstrual cycles (occurring either early or late), with predominantly dark purple menstrual flow and little pale flow, red or white vaginal discharge, metrorrhagia or metrometra, a sallow complexion and emaciation, weakness in the limbs, fatigue and a tendency to lie down, low energy, blurred vision and tinnitus, dizziness and reluctance to speak, heat in the palms and soles, a dry throat and mouth, and restless sleep at night.

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