Water-Cutting Pills

Water-Cutting Pills,Edema; chest pain; inability to digest food.

Formulas Name : Water-Cutting Pills

Chinese Name : 截水丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Amomum villosum (roasted), 1.5 liang of Atractylodes lancea (soaked in hot water overnight, then roasted), 1 liang of Sichuan pepper (roasted until sweating, seeds removed), 1 liang of Cinnamomum cassia (not exposed to direct flame, black skin removed), 1 liang of Atractylodes lancea (roasted with wheat bran, oil removed), 1 liang of Citrus aurantium peel, 1 liang of Cornus officinalis (soaked in vinegar overnight, then roasted), and half a liang of realgar (translucent).

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 129), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Edema; chest pain; inability to digest food.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with wine after a meal.

Water-Cutting Pills,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 129), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,Edema; chest pain; inability to digest food.

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