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Precious Pill of the Grasshopper

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Precious Pill of the Grasshopper,For women with irregular menstruation.

Formulas Name : Precious Pill of the Grasshopper

Chinese Name : 螽斯至宝丹

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Cyperus rotundus (divided into 4 portions; soak each portion in a child’s urine, wine, vinegar, and rice wash for 1 fen respectively; soak for 3 days in spring, 1 day in summer, and 5 days in winter; remove, sun-dry, and grind into a fine powder), 8 liang of prepared Rehmannia glutinosa, 8 liang of Alisma orientale leaves, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis (washed with wine),2 liang of White Peony Root (wine-fried), 2 liang of White Atractylodes (earth-fried), 2 liang of Guangpi, 2 liang of Poria, 2 liang of Yangqishi (calcined and ground separately), and 1 liang of Cinnamon Bark.

Source

*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.

Processing

Form into pills with refined honey.

Benefits

For women with irregular menstruation.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with salted water.

Precious Pill of the Grasshopper,*He’s Treatise on Saving Lives*, Volume 7.,For women with irregular menstruation.

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