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Erqi Pills,Spotting during pregnancy.

Formulas Name : Erqi Pills

Chinese Name : 二气丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of mugwort leaves (soaked in vinegar overnight, then boiled until dry), half a liang of donkey-hide gelatin (chopped and stir-fried).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 329.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with vinegar paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

Spotting during pregnancy.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with millet soup on an empty stomach.

Erqi Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 329.,Spotting during pregnancy.

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