Soapberry 6:1 Pills

Soapberry 6:1 Pills,For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.

Formulas Name : Soapberry 6:1 Pills

Chinese Name : 皂角六一丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang of Wild Aconite, 2 liang of Tiantai Wuyao, 1 sheng of black soybeans, 2 liang of Polygonum multiflorum, 5 pieces of pig’s-tooth soapberry (soaked in hot water, peel and string removed), and 50 black plums (the “turtle skirt” variety, pitted).

Source

From *The Pocket Formulary*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients to the size of a fingertip. Soak them overnight in 2 sheng each of ash-free wine and strong vinegar. Simmer in a porcelain or earthenware pot over low heat until dry. Remove and sun-dry until charred. Separate the He Shou Wu and grind it into a powder. Boil it into a paste. Roast the remaining six ingredients until dry, grind them into a powder, and mix with the remaining wine and vinegar from the decoction, as well as the He Shou Wu paste, to form pills.

Benefits

For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with wine.

Soapberry 6:1 Pills,From *The Pocket Formulary*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.,For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.

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