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An Effective Formula for Promoting Lactation

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An Effective Formula for Promoting Lactation

Formulas Name : An Effective Formula for Promoting Lactation

Chinese Name : 下乳妙方

Drug Formulation

1 jin of fresh dried shrimp (remove shells, antennae, and legs; use only the meat; quantity is not specified).

Source

*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 4.

Instructions for Use

Pound the shrimp into a paste in a clean porcelain bowl, mix with rice wine, and drink while hot—consume as much as possible. Milk will begin to flow shortly thereafter. Then drink pork trotter soup several times a day. However, the shrimp paste should only be taken once; the pork trotter soup may be consumed as often as desired.

An Effective Formula for Promoting Lactation,*Collection of Good Friends*, Volume 4.,

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