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Tortoise Shell Powder,For metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, with unceasing red and white discharge, and qi deficiency and exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Tortoise Shell Powder

Chinese Name : 龟甲散

Drug Formulation

3 liang of turtle shell, 3 liang of oyster shell.

Source

Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 330).

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

For metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, with unceasing red and white discharge, and qi deficiency and exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose, washed down with wine, three times a day.

Tortoise Shell Powder,Formula from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Pu Ji Fang* (Vol. 330).,For metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, with unceasing red and white discharge, and qi deficiency and exhaustion.

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