Salt Pills

Salt Pills,For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea and a sallow, haggard complexion, where repeated medication has failed to cure the condition.

Formulas Name : Salt Pills

Chinese Name : 食盐丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of table salt (ground), 2 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tips, and double kernels removed, then stir-fried and ground separately), 2 liang of Angelica sinensis (sliced and roasted), 2 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 2 liang of soapberry (with skin and seeds removed, then roasted with butter), and 1 liang of Aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 143.

Processing

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

Benefits

For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea and a sallow, haggard complexion, where repeated medication has failed to cure the condition.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of aged rice on an empty stomach.

Salt Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 143.,For intestinal wind with bloody diarrhea and a sallow, haggard complexion, where repeated medication has failed to cure the condition.

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