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Turnip Pills,For women with amenorrhea and stagnant blood accumulation in the lower abdomen.

Formulas Name : Turnip Pills

Chinese Name : 芫菁丸

Drug Formulation

Turnip root 1 fen (finely ground, lightly roasted), Achyranthes root half liang (stems removed), realgar 1 fen, lotus root nodes half liang, cinnamon bark half liang, mercury 1 fen (ground with jujube pulp until all flecks are removed).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 72.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix in the mercury until uniform, and use a paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For women with amenorrhea and stagnant blood accumulation in the lower abdomen.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills each time, on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Turnip Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 72.,For women with amenorrhea and stagnant blood accumulation in the lower abdomen.

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