Pig Gallbladder and Coptis Pills

Pig Gallbladder and Coptis Pills,For children suffering from wasting disease; particularly effective for treating liver-related wasting that causes eye disorders, such as a white membrane obscuring the pupil, where other medications have failed to cure the condition.

Formulas Name : Pig Gallbladder and Coptis Pills

Chinese Name : 猪胆黄连丸

Drug Formulation

Coptis chinensis, realgar (finely ground), and night-blooming sand (finely ground), each in equal parts; 1 pig’s gallbladder; a small amount of musk (not added to the gallbladder during boiling).

Source

From *Hu’s Family Tradition*, cited in Volume 25 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix the powder with pig gall juice to achieve the desired consistency, then place the mixture back into the original gallbladder membrane. Tie the opening tightly with thread. Boil in rice-washing water for 5–7 boils, then remove and let cool. First, grind the musk finely in a mortar; then add the medicine and grind them together (do not use the gallbladder membrane; remove the medicine only). Once finely ground, shape into pills the size of a hemp seed using soft rice.

Benefits

For children suffering from wasting disease; particularly effective for treating liver-related wasting that causes eye disorders, such as a white membrane obscuring the pupil, where other medications have failed to cure the condition.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose; for older children, increase to 15 pills. Swallow with rice water. If the malnutrition is severe, take with stale rice water.

Pig Gallbladder and Coptis Pills,From *Hu’s Family Tradition*, cited in Volume 25 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.,For children suffering from wasting disease; particularly effective for treating liver-related wasting that causes eye disorders, such as a white membrane obscuring the pupil, where other medications have failed to cure the condition.

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