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Niu Li Zi Pills,For women suffering from abdominal masses and stagnant qi, which frequently cause pain in the heart and flanks, making it impossible to eat.

Formulas Name : Niu Li Zi Pills

Chinese Name : 牛李子丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of cow plum (half used raw, half lightly roasted), 1 liang of bat droppings (lightly roasted), 1 fen of musk (finely ground), 1 liang of Sichuan rhubarb (chopped, lightly roasted), 3 fen of Clematis root, 1 liang of amber (finely ground), 1 liang of areca nut,Green tangerine peel 3 fen (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and baked), Beijing-grown Acorus 1 liang (lightly roasted and coarsely chopped), Sichuan Aconite 3 fen (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Achyranthes root 3 fen (stems removed), Red Peony root 3 fen,Peach Kernel 3 fen (soaked in hot water, remove skin, tip, and double kernels, stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow), Asafoetida 1 fen (coated in flour, roasted until cooked through).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 71).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 3 liang of dry lacquer (ground into a powder), mix with 2 sheng of strong vinegar, and simmer until it becomes a paste. Combine the paste with the herbal powder to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women suffering from abdominal masses and stagnant qi, which frequently cause pain in the heart and flanks, making it impossible to eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach or before the evening meal, washed down with hot wine; taking them with peach kernel decoction is also acceptable.

Niu Li Zi Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 71).,For women suffering from abdominal masses and stagnant qi, which frequently cause pain in the heart and flanks, making it impossible to eat.

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