First Diuretic Pill

First Diuretic Pill,For edema.

Formulas Name : First Diuretic Pill

Chinese Name : 第一退水丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (roasted), 0.5 liang of Curcuma zedoaria (baked), 0.5 liang of Cinnamomum cassia, 0.5 liang of Citrus aurantium, 0.5 liang of Amomum villosum, and 2 liang of Croton tiglium (peeled, oil extracted, ground separately).

Source

Volume 14 of *The Three Causes*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 pills per dose, washed down on an empty stomach with a decoction made from 10 Chinese gardenias (split open), a small amount each of Schizonepeta, black pharbitis, and physalis.

First Diuretic Pill,Volume 14 of *The Three Causes*.,For edema.

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