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Liuwei Dihuang Pills,Women with irregular menstruation are unlikely to conceive; even if conception occurs, the pregnancy will not be healthy; deficiency-fire in the Kidney meridian may lead to vomiting and nosebleeds during pregnancy.

Formulas Name : Liuwei Dihuang Pills

Chinese Name : 六味地黄丸

Drug Formulation

Prepared Rehmannia root 4 liang, Cornus officinalis fruit pulp 2 liang, Chinese yam 2 liang, Moutan bark 1 liang 5 qian, Poria cocos 1 liang 5 qian, Alisma 1 liang, Cyperus rhizome (soaked three times in a child’s urine, then stir-fried) 1 liang, Qi Ai Ye (veins removed, boiled in vinegar) 5 qian.

Source

*Zhun Sheng: Gynecology*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Women with irregular menstruation are unlikely to conceive; even if conception occurs, the pregnancy will not be healthy; deficiency-fire in the Kidney meridian may lead to vomiting and nosebleeds during pregnancy.

Instructions for Use

Take 70 pills per dose, washed down with boiling water.

Liuwei Dihuang Pills,*Zhun Sheng: Gynecology*, Volume 4.,Women with irregular menstruation are unlikely to conceive; even if conception occurs, the pregnancy will not be healthy; deficiency-fire in the Kidney meridian may lead to vomiting and nosebleeds during pregnancy.

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