Millet Pills

Millet Pills,Water-induced poisoning.

Formulas Name : Millet Pills

Chinese Name : 黄米丸

Drug Formulation

1 dried loofah, 14 seeds of croton, and Chen Cang rice (in an amount corresponding to the loofah).

Source

From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6, citing *An Introduction to Medicine*.

Processing

Peel and chop the loofah into small pieces; stir-fry it together with the croton seeds until the seeds turn yellow. Remove the croton seeds, then stir-fry the Chen Cang rice with the loofah until the rice turns yellow. Discard the loofah and retain the rice; grind it into a fine powder. Mix with water to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Water-induced poisoning.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, washed down with hot water. A few doses will cure the condition.

Millet Pills,From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 6, citing *An Introduction to Medicine*.,Water-induced poisoning.

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