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Milk-Nourishing Decoction,Insufficient lactation after childbirth. This condition results from deficiency of qi and blood or stasis in the meridians.

Formulas Name : Milk-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 滋乳汤

Drug Formulation

Raw Astragalus 1 liang, Angelica sinensis 5 qian, Anemarrhena 4 qian, Scrophularia 4 qian, Manis pentadactyla 2 qian (roasted and pounded), Lu Lutong (large) 3 pieces (pounded), and Wang Buliu Xing 4 qian (roasted).

Source

From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.

Benefits

Insufficient lactation after childbirth. This condition results from deficiency of qi and blood or stasis in the meridians.

Instructions for Use

Use loofah pulp as a vehicle; if unavailable, it may be omitted. Alternatively, boiling two pig’s front hooves to make broth and using this broth to decoct the herbs yields even better results.

Milk-Nourishing Decoction,From *Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,Insufficient lactation after childbirth. This condition results from deficiency of qi and blood or stasis in the meridians.

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