Red Alum Pills

Red Alum Pills,Yellow swelling in women.

Formulas Name : Red Alum Pills

Chinese Name : 红矾丸

Drug Formulation

Red alum (to prepare: wrap half a jin of green alum in paper, place it inside the toe of an old rush sandal, seal the opening with another piece of the sandal, tie it securely, and calcine over charcoal until it glows red; let cool, then remove—this is the finished product) 4 liang; Cyperus rotundus 4 liang; Poria cocos 2 liang; Alisma orientale 2 liang; mugwort thread 1 liang (boil in a jar with 1 bowl of vinegar, then dry in the sun and grind into a powder).

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.

Processing

Form the above herbs into pills using stale rice, each the size of a Paulownia seed. Grind the ingredients of Siwu Decoction (1 liang each) along with 3 qian of Wood Fragrance into a powder to coat the pills.

Benefits

Yellow swelling in women.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 80–90 pills, and swallow with wine.

Red Alum Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.,Yellow swelling in women.

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