Touhong Pills

Touhong Pills,For spleen pain, gastric reflux, diaphragmatic qi stagnation, watery diarrhea, and chronic dysentery; as well as for women suffering from stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation.

Formulas Name : Touhong Pills

Chinese Name : 透红丸

Drug Formulation

100 grains of Amomum villosum, 100 almonds (with skin and tips removed), 50 grains of croton seed (with skin and membrane removed; use the white powder), 1 qian each of Pheba and carmine (ground separately), and 1 liang of Chuanxiong (coarsely chopped).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; then add the apricot kernels, croton seeds, and carmine, and grind them together until uniform. Mix with a paste made from hot water and snow cake to form pills the size of a paulownia seed; for children, make the pills the size of a millet grain.

Benefits

For spleen pain, gastric reflux, diaphragmatic qi stagnation, watery diarrhea, and chronic dysentery; as well as for women suffering from stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Adults: 2 pills per dose; children: 3 pills per dose. For spleen pain, take with Acorus tatarinowii Decoction; for women’s stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation, take with vinegar decoction; for gastric reflux and diaphragmatic qi, take with Clove Decoction; for watery diarrhea, take with running water; for bloody dysentery, take with Licorice Decoction; for white dysentery, take with Dried Ginger Decoction; for mixed bloody and white dysentery, take with a mixture of Licorice and Dried Ginger Decoctions. Take on an empty stomach or before meals.

Touhong Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,For spleen pain, gastric reflux, diaphragmatic qi stagnation, watery diarrhea, and chronic dysentery; as well as for women suffering from stabbing pain caused by blood and qi stagnation.

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