Night-Bright Sand Pill

Night-Bright Sand Pill,For abdominal distension due to the “Five Wastes” syndrome, accompanied by dry eyes and excessive sleepiness.

Formulas Name : Night-Bright Sand Pill

Chinese Name : 夜明砂丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Night-Bright Sand (lightly roasted), half a liang of Coptis chinensis, half a liang of Gentiana root (stem removed), half a liang of Melia azedarach root bark, 5 dried toads (burned until only the essence remains), 1 fen of Indigo Powder, 1 fen of Musk, and 1 fen of Aloe vera (finely ground).

Source

From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of millet grains using glutinous rice.

Benefits

For abdominal distension due to the “Five Wastes” syndrome, accompanied by dry eyes and excessive sleepiness.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills at a time, washed down with rice water, at any time of day.

Night-Bright Sand Pill,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).,For abdominal distension due to the “Five Wastes” syndrome, accompanied by dry eyes and excessive sleepiness.

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