Seaweed Pills

Seaweed Pills,For a sensation of tightness and obstruction in the throat leading to a goiter.

Formulas Name : Seaweed Pills

Chinese Name : 海藻丸

Drug Formulation

Seaweed (washed to remove salt; roasted until dry) 3 liang, Areca nut (chopped) 3 liang, Kelp (washed to remove salt; roasted until dry) 3 liang, Terminalia chebula bark 3 liang, Clam shell (ground) 3 liang, Pinellia (washed in boiling water 7 times) 2 liang,Fresh ginger (sliced, roasted) 2 liang, wheat (soaked in rice vinegar for 3 nights, sun-dried) 3 he, sea clam (ground) 2 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a marble.

Benefits

For a sensation of tightness and obstruction in the throat leading to a goiter.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, letting it dissolve in the mouth, 3 times daily.

Seaweed Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 125.,For a sensation of tightness and obstruction in the throat leading to a goiter.

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