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Safflower and Angelica Pills,For women with deficiency and depletion of the blood, irregular menstruation, or amenorrhea; stagnant blood forming masses; stabbing pain in the lower back and abdomen; and emaciation of the limbs.

Formulas Name : Safflower and Angelica Pills

Chinese Name : 红花当归丸

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Verbena, 8 liang of Liu Jinu (boil these two ingredients together into a paste and form into pills), 3 liang of Angelica sinensis,Red Peony Root 1 liang 5 qian, Achyranthes Root 1 liang 5 qian (mixed with wine), Sichuan Lovage 1 liang 5 qian, Cyperus Rhizome 1 liang 5 qian (stir-fried with vinegar), Moutan Bark 1 liang 5 qian (peeled), Licorice Root 1 liang 5 qian, Safflower 7 qian, White Angelica Root 7 qian, Cinnamon Bark 6 qian, Wisteria Root 3 liang, Sappan Wood 3 liang, Fructus Aurantii (stir-fried) 1 liang.

Source

*Song Family Gynecology*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix the powder with the ointment and glutinous rice flour to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women with deficiency and depletion of the blood, irregular menstruation, or amenorrhea; stagnant blood forming masses; stabbing pain in the lower back and abdomen; and emaciation of the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 80 pills per dose, washed down on an empty stomach with a decoction of Safflower and wine.

Safflower and Angelica Pills,*Song Family Gynecology*.,For women with deficiency and depletion of the blood, irregular menstruation, or amenorrhea; stagnant blood forming masses; stabbing pain in the lower back and abdomen; and emaciation of the limbs.

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