Peony Pills

Peony Pills,For women and girls who, following various illnesses, experience amenorrhea or have never had a menstrual period, as well as those with stagnant blood remaining after childbirth that has not dissipated, and those whose residual symptoms have not subsided after taking various decoctions to promote blood circulation.

Formulas Name : Peony Pills

Chinese Name : 牡丹丸

Drug Formulation

3 liang of Peony Root, 2 liang of White Peony Root, 2 liang of Scrophularia Root, 2 liang of Peach Kernel, 2 liang of Chinese Angelica Root, 2 liang of Cinnamon Bark (inner part), 50 horseflies, 50 leeches, 20 beetle larvae, 1 liang of Lycopodium, 1 liang of Ligusticum Root, and 1 liang of Sargassum.

Source

From *Qianjin*, Volume 4.

Processing

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

Benefits

For women and girls who, following various illnesses, experience amenorrhea or have never had a menstrual period, as well as those with stagnant blood remaining after childbirth that has not dissipated, and those whose residual symptoms have not subsided after taking various decoctions to promote blood circulation.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 20 pills, and swallow them with wine. For those with excessive blood stasis, prepare as a powder and take one fangcun bi. The abdomen should feel as if boiling, and the blood will naturally dissolve into fluid and be expelled.

Peony Pills,From *Qianjin*, Volume 4.,For women and girls who, following various illnesses, experience amenorrhea or have never had a menstrual period, as well as those with stagnant blood remaining after childbirth that has not dissipated, and those whose residual symptoms have not subsided after taking various decoctions to promote blood circulation.

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