Vinegar-Decocted Xiangfu Pills

Vinegar-Decocted Xiangfu Pills,For women with irregular menstrual cycles, stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation, distension of the abdomen and flanks, dizziness and nausea, metrorrhagia, metrorrhagia with leukorrhea, and hematochezia or masses.

Formulas Name : Vinegar-Decocted Xiangfu Pills

Chinese Name : 醋煮香附丸

Drug Formulation

Large Cyperus rhizomes (place in a basin and rub off the skin; soak in rice vinegar for half a day; simmer in a clay pot over low heat until the vinegar is hot; strain, then slice).

Source

From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *The Formulas of the Dan Liao Clinic*.

Processing

Grind the above into a powder; mix with rice vinegar to form a paste, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed and dry in the sun.

Benefits

For women with irregular menstrual cycles, stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation, distension of the abdomen and flanks, dizziness and nausea, metrorrhagia, metrorrhagia with leukorrhea, and hematochezia or masses.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with diluted vinegar broth.

Vinegar-Decocted Xiangfu Pills,From *The Great Compendium of Medical Formulas*, Volume 10, citing *The Formulas of the Dan Liao Clinic*.,For women with irregular menstrual cycles, stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation, distension of the abdomen and flanks, dizziness and nausea, metrorrhagia, metrorrhagia with leukorrhea, and hematochezia or masses.

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