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Cuttlefish Bone Pills,For women with blood in the stool, or stool resembling mung bean juice.

Formulas Name : Cuttlefish Bone Pills

Chinese Name : 乌贼鱼骨丸

Drug Formulation

Cuttlefish Bone 1 liang, Ligusticum Wallichii 3 fen, Prepared Rehmannia Root 1.5 liang, Madder Root 1 liang, Angelica Sinensis 1 liang (chopped, lightly roasted), White Peony Root 3 fen, Donkey-hide Gelatin 2 liang (crushed, roasted until yellow and dry).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 72.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women with blood in the stool, or stool resembling mung bean juice.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with congee broth before meals.

Cuttlefish Bone Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 72.,For women with blood in the stool, or stool resembling mung bean juice.

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