Pepper Melon Pills

Pepper Melon Pills,Internal symptoms of beriberi.

Formulas Name : Pepper Melon Pills

Chinese Name : 椒瓜丸

Drug Formulation

Large raw wood apple (cut off the top near the stem; remove the seeds from genuine Sichuan pepper, grind into a powder, and stuff it inside; secure the lid with a bamboo skewer and steam until cooked).

Source

*Direct Pointers*, Volume 4.

Processing

Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Internal symptoms of beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine. To tonify deficiency, take with a decoction of walnut meat.

Pepper Melon Pills,*Direct Pointers*, Volume 4.,Internal symptoms of beriberi.

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