Alisma Pills

Alisma Pills,Treats unrelenting thirst, frequent urination, restlessness and heat, and weakness in the limbs.

Formulas Name : Alisma Pills

Chinese Name : 泽泻丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Alisma, 2 liang of Ophiopogon (core removed, roasted), half a liang of Plantain Seed, 3 fen of Coptis (stems removed), 1 liang of Oyster Shell (calcined to powder), half a liang of Mulberry Cuttlefish (lightly roasted), 1 liang of Chicken Gizzard (lightly roasted), and 50 pieces of gold leaf (ground and mixed in).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 53).

Processing

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

Benefits

Treats unrelenting thirst, frequent urination, restlessness and heat, and weakness in the limbs.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills at a time, washed down with silkworm pupa decoction, at any time of day.

Alisma Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 53).,Treats unrelenting thirst, frequent urination, restlessness and heat, and weakness in the limbs.

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