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Five Sages Pills,For qi deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, irregular menstruation, pain in the navel and abdomen, metrorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, hard blood masses (xie), intermittent pain, residual cold from a previous pregnancy, improper prenatal care leading to fetal restlessness, unstoppable vaginal bleeding, and postpartum conditions where wind and cold invade the body’s vulnerability, resulting in retained lochia, the formation of masses, hard pain in the lower abdomen, and intermittent chills and fever.

Formulas Name : Five Sages Pills

Chinese Name : 五圣丸

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia root 1 liang, Chuanxiong 1 liang, White Peony root 1 liang, Raw Rehmannia root 2 liang.

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a tung seed.

Benefits

For qi deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, irregular menstruation, pain in the navel and abdomen, metrorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, hard blood masses (xie), intermittent pain, residual cold from a previous pregnancy, improper prenatal care leading to fetal restlessness, unstoppable vaginal bleeding, and postpartum conditions where wind and cold invade the body’s vulnerability, resulting in retained lochia, the formation of masses, hard pain in the lower abdomen, and intermittent chills and fever.

Instructions for Use

Take 60–70 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before meals.

Five Sages Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 11.,For qi deficiency of the Chong and Ren meridians, irregular menstruation, pain in the navel and abdomen, metrorrhagia and menometrorrhagia, hard blood masses (xie), intermittent pain, residual cold from a previous pregnancy, improper prenatal care leading to fetal restlessness, unstoppable vaginal bleeding, and postpartum conditions where wind and cold invade the body’s vulnerability, resulting in retained lochia, the formation of masses, hard pain in the lower abdomen, and intermittent chills and fever.

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