Mulberry Bark Pills

Mulberry Bark Pills,For edema.

Formulas Name : Mulberry Bark Pills

Chinese Name : 桑白皮丸

Drug Formulation

White bark of mulberry root (select those with white mulberry fruit on top; take the white bark from the roots on the north-facing, shaded side; chop and roast until yellow) 2 liang, Prunus mume seeds (blanched in boiling water, peeled, and stir-fried) 1 liang, Phytolacca acinosa (lightly roasted) 1 liang,Pimpinella (stir-fried on paper until purple) 1 liang, Datura seeds (stir-fried until cooked) 1 liang, Croton seeds (boiled in clean water for 1 day, remove skin and inner membrane, and extract all oil) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.

Processing

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

Benefits

For edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with tea. Stop after 3–5 bowel movements.

Mulberry Bark Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.,For edema.

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