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Xiangfu Yin-Nourishing Pills

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Xiangfu Yin-Nourishing Pills,For women with irregular menstruation, prolonged inability to conceive, spleen-related masses; and all wind-related disorders.

Formulas Name : Xiangfu Yin-Nourishing Pills

Chinese Name : 香附助阴丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Cyperus rhizome, 1 jin of mugwort leaves (divide the Cyperus rhizome into 4 portions and soak in children’s urine, wine, vinegar, and whey; boil the mugwort in vinegar, shape into cakes, dry in vinegar, and then slow-roast separately), half a jin of evening silkworm sand (roasted and cleaned), 4 liang of Curcuma zedoaria (soaked in wine), and 4 liang of Angelica sinensis (with roots and tips intact, soaked in wine).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 332), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using vinegar paste.

Benefits

For women with irregular menstruation, prolonged inability to conceive, spleen-related masses; and all wind-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–60 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine; rice soup may also be used.

Xiangfu Yin-Nourishing Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 332), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.,For women with irregular menstruation, prolonged inability to conceive, spleen-related masses; and all wind-related disorders.

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