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Eight-Ingredient Powder for Facilitating Childbirth with Remarkable Efficacy

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Eight-Ingredient Powder for Facilitating Childbirth with Remarkable Efficacy

Formulas Name : Eight-Ingredient Powder for Facilitating Childbirth with Remarkable Efficacy

Chinese Name : 易产神效八味散

Drug Formulation

Licorice (roasted) 2 liang, Scutellaria baicalensis 4 liang, soybean sprouts 4 liang, dried ginger 1 liang, Evodia fruit 1 liang, hemp seed kernels 1 liang, barley (roasted) 1 liang, cinnamon bark 7 qian and a half (one formula substitutes glutinous rice for barley).

Source

*Yuanhe Ji Yong Jing*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose, on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with wine; it may also be taken with warm water.

Note

This formula should only be taken after the onset of menstruation; for the first thirty days thereafter, one should exercise caution in physical activity.

Eight-Ingredient Powder for Facilitating Childbirth with Remarkable Efficacy,*Yuanhe Ji Yong Jing*.,

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