Strophanthus Pills

Strophanthus Pills,Effective for all types of cold-induced disorders and chronic dysentery.

Formulas Name : Strophanthus Pills

Chinese Name : 莨菪子丸

Drug Formulation

St. John’s Wort Seeds (soaked in water, boiled in lime-clarified liquid for one fu time, sprouts removed, sun-dried, and stir-fried) half liang; Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, navel skin removed) half liang; Dried Ginger (roasted) half liang; Aged Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and baked) half liang; Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed) half liang; Magnolia Bark (coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from boiled water and flour to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

Effective for all types of cold-induced disorders and chronic dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals; gradually increase to 30 pills. If fever occurs, relieve it with mung bean juice.

Strophanthus Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 187.,Effective for all types of cold-induced disorders and chronic dysentery.

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