Jin Gui Pills,*Secret Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 4.,Edema. Caused by amenorrhea, where stagnant blood accumulates in the five viscera and flows into the limbs, resulting in edema.
Jin Gui Pills
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Formulas Name : Jin Gui Pills
Chinese Name : 金匮丸
Drug Formulation
Cyperus rotundus (processed with children’s urine; also processed separately with wine, vinegar, and salt water) 4 liang; Myrrh 6 qian; Jujube peel (roasted, oil removed) 4 liang; Angelica sinensis (processed with children’s urine) 4 liang; Poria cocos 4 liang; Atractylodes macrocephala (soaked in rice washing water) 4 liang; Bletilla striata (washed, root base removed) 4 liang;Donkey-hide gelatin (stir-fried with clam powder) 4 liang, White peony root 4 liang, Raw rehmannia root (soaked in wine, washed, stir-fried with 2 liang of Amomum villosum seeds in wine, then remove the seeds and clean) 8 liang, Ginseng 2 liang, Sichuan Duan (washed with wine, stir-fried with gallnuts, then cleaned) 6 liang, Scutellaria baicalensis (soaked in wine, washed, and cleaned) 4 liang, Amomum villosum (stir-fried, husk removed) 2 liang.
Source
*Secret Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with 12 liang of ground Chinese yam and form into pills with water.
Benefits
Edema. Caused by amenorrhea, where stagnant blood accumulates in the five viscera and flows into the limbs, resulting in edema.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water on an empty stomach.
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Jin Gui Pills,Edema. Caused by amenorrhea, where stagnant blood accumulates in the five viscera and flows into the limbs, resulting in edema.