Snake Oil Pills

Snake Oil Pills,For scrofula, as well as phlegm-heat caused by alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced swelling, phlegm-heat accumulations, malaria, or roundworm infection in children.

Formulas Name : Snake Oil Pills

Chinese Name : 蛇油丸

Drug Formulation

2 sheng of snake oil, 1 dou of mung bean flour.

Source

From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 5.

Processing

Remove the head and tail of the snake and extract the oil according to standard procedures; soak the mung beans in water to remove the skins, then sun-dry and grind into a powder. Mix 2 sheng of snake oil with 1 dou of mung bean powder until well blended, add a small amount of wine, and form into pills the size of a mung bean.

Benefits

For scrofula, as well as phlegm-heat caused by alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced swelling, phlegm-heat accumulations, malaria, or roundworm infection in children.

Instructions for Use

Take with ginger tea or warm wine.

Note

This medicine has a cooling nature; those with deficiency-cold should not take it.

Snake Oil Pills,From *New Compilation for the Relief of the Masses*, Volume 5.,For scrofula, as well as phlegm-heat caused by alcohol consumption, phlegm-induced swelling, phlegm-heat accumulations, malaria, or roundworm infection in children.

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