Sophora Gum Pills

Sophora Gum Pills,Liver stagnation causes blood to accumulate, leading to excessive anger, a sallow complexion, and pain in the flanks.

Formulas Name : Sophora Gum Pills

Chinese Name : 槐胶丸

Drug Formulation

Acacia Gum (dissolved in wine to form a paste) 2 liang, Ox Bile (ground separately) half a liang, Musk (ground separately) half a liang, Antelope Horn (chopped) 1 liang,Stone Dragon (roasted until charred, ground separately) 1 piece, Centipede (lightly roasted, ground separately) 5 pieces, Cinnabar (ground) half liang, Dried Scorpion (lightly roasted, ground separately) half liang, Cockroach (roasted until charred, ground separately) 7 pieces,7 pieces of water beetle (roasted until charred, ground separately), 14 pieces of horsefly (roasted until charred, ground separately), 7 pieces of common insect (roasted until charred, ground separately), and 49 seeds of croton (boiled in water until purple, with skin, membrane, and core removed; ground into a paste, retaining the oil).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 41.

Processing

Grind each of the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix thoroughly. Prepare a paste by combining glutinous rice porridge with locust bean gum and croton seeds, then mix this paste with the powdered herbs to form pills the size of mung beans. Coat the pills separately with cinnabar.

Benefits

Liver stagnation causes blood to accumulate, leading to excessive anger, a sallow complexion, and pain in the flanks.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills at a time, washed down with Wood Fragrance Decoction; up to 5 pills may be taken, regardless of the time of day; take another dose after walking 20 li. Stop when relief is felt.

Sophora Gum Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 41.,Liver stagnation causes blood to accumulate, leading to excessive anger, a sallow complexion, and pain in the flanks.

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