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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ai fu nuan gong wan</name>
    <name type="english">Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb</name>
  </names>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Warms the vessels and comforts the Womb</summary>
      <indication>Cold in the Womb, including deficiency Cold of the uterus</indication>
      <indication>Chong and Ren vessels weakened by deficiency Cold</indication>
      <indication>Wind-Cold accumulating in the uterus</indication>
      <indication>Cold pain in the lower abdomen in the second or third trimester of pregnancy</indication>
      <indication>Cold, painful feeling in the lower abdomen, with occasional abdominal pain and distention</indication>
      <indication>Irregular periods and infertility</indication>
      <indication>Thin vaginal discharge</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Nourishes and invigorates the Blood</summary>
      <indication>Wan, sallow complexion</indication>
      <indication>Fatigue, lethargy, low energy and lack of strength</indication>
      <indication>Aching limbs and reduced appetite</indication>
      <indication>Tongue pale with a white coat</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Dysmenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Irregular menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Postpartum pain</indication>
      <indication>Raynaud&apos;s disease</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>Lower abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>Pelvic inflammatory disease</indication>
      <indication>Infertility</indication>
      <indication>Hypomenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Late menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Endometriosis</indication>
      <indication>Vaginal discharge</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>xiang fu</herb>
    <herb>ai ye</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
    <herb>huang qi</herb>
    <herb>wu zhu yu</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
    <herb>Bai Shao</herb>
    <herb>shu di huang</herb>
    <herb>rou gui</herb>
    <herb>xu duan</herb>
    <herb>dang gui</herb>
  </constituents>
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