Corydalis Pills

Corydalis Pills,For cold invading the small intestine, causing testicular retraction, a hard lower abdomen, and unbearable pain.

Formulas Name : Corydalis Pills

Chinese Name : 延胡索丸

Drug Formulation

Corydalis 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in hot water to remove the white pith, then baked) 1 liang, Fenugreek 1 liang, Sargassum (washed with wine to remove salt, then baked dry) 1 liang, Kelp (washed with wine to remove salt, then dried) 1 liang, Spikerush Flower 1 liang, Fennel Seed (roasted) 1 liang,1 liang of Melia azedarach pulp (roasted), half a liang of Wood Fragrance, and 1 fen of Morinda officinalis (soaked in wine, sliced, and baked).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 94.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; add 1 fen each of realgar, asafoetida, and benzoin. Dissolve in 2 sheng of vinegar, remove any sediment, and simmer in a double boiler until it becomes a paste. Form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For cold invading the small intestine, causing testicular retraction, a hard lower abdomen, and unbearable pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with wine mixed with burnt cotton ash, on an empty stomach or before meals.

Corydalis Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 94.,For cold invading the small intestine, causing testicular retraction, a hard lower abdomen, and unbearable pain.

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