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Source: Jǐng Yuè Quán Shū 景岳全书

Ingredients:

• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6–9g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 9–15g
• Shān yào (山药 Dioscoreae Rhizoma, dioscorea [root]) 6g
• Shān zhū yú (山茱萸 Corni Fructus, cornus [fruit]) 3g
• Dù zhòng (杜仲 Eucommiae Cortex, eucommia [bark]) 6g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 2.4g
• Niú xī (牛膝 Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, achyranthes [root]) 4.5g

Action: Enriches liver and kidney yīn; nourishes the blood; regulates menstruation.

Indication: Weak aching lumbus, foot and heel pain, and scant menstrual discharge. Tongue: Pale and dry. Pulse: Sunken and fine.

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Rationale: For scant menstruation due to kidney vacuity, Huáng qí (huáng qí) may be added.

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