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Eight Treasures and Motherwort Pills

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Eight Treasures and Motherwort Pills,For various deficiencies and debilities before and after childbirth, irregular menstruation, uterine deficiency-cold, and prolonged infertility.

Formulas Name : Eight Treasures and Motherwort Pills

Chinese Name : 八珍益母丸

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis (washed with wine), Chuanxiong (lightly stir-fried), White Peony Root (stir-fried), Huai Shu Di, Ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala (stir-fried with earth), Poria cocos, Fried Licorice, Cyperus rotundus (divided into 4 portions; each processed with salt, vinegar, wine, or children’s urine as needed), Donkey-hide gelatin (chopped and stir-fried with clam powder until pearl-like), and Motherwort Paste.

Source

*Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 3.

Processing

Divide the above herbs into liang and adjust the proportions according to the condition. Grind each into a powder, mix with Motherwort Paste, and add refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For various deficiencies and debilities before and after childbirth, irregular menstruation, uterine deficiency-cold, and prolonged infertility.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with hot water on an empty stomach.

Eight Treasures and Motherwort Pills,*Secrets of Health Preservation*, Volume 3.,For various deficiencies and debilities before and after childbirth, irregular menstruation, uterine deficiency-cold, and prolonged infertility.

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