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Great Black Divine Powder

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Great Black Divine Powder,Various postpartum ailments in women.

Formulas Name : Great Black Divine Powder

Chinese Name : 大黑神散

Drug Formulation

Raw Rehmannia Root (dried weight) half liang, Prepared Rehmannia Root (dried weight) 1 liang (steamed 20 times until it turns a blackish-brown color; must not come into contact with water), Licorice (roasted) 1 liang, Angelica Root (soaked in wine for half a day, then dried; dried weight) 1 liang and 1 fen,Cinnamon Bark (peeled, not exposed to direct flame) 1 liang 1 fen, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 liang 1 fen, White Peony Root 1 liang, Genuine Puhuang (placed on paper, gently roasted over a low flame in a wok) 1 liang, Very Small Black Beans (roasted and peeled) 1 liang 5 fen, Aconite Root (roasted, 6 qian in weight; use only the part without skin or pith) 2 qian.

Source

From *Simple and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 235.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Various postpartum ailments in women.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose. Within 10 days after childbirth, take it mixed with warm children’s urine; if the fetus has died in the womb, take it with warm wine.

Great Black Divine Powder,From *Simple and Effective Formulas*, cited in *Collected Medical Formulas*, Volume 235.,Various postpartum ailments in women.

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