Dipsacus and Smilax Decoction Pills

Dipsacus and Smilax Decoction Pills,For women suffering from chronic coldness.

Formulas Name : Dipsacus and Smilax Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 萆薢煎丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Smilax glabra (wash with fresh rice washing water, dry in an oven, place in a new earthenware jar, soak in 5 sheng of high-proof liquor, seal the opening tightly with oiled paper, expose to the sun for 7 days, then dry in an oven and grind into powder), 4 liang of Psoralea corylifolia (roasted),2 liang of Dogspine (remove hairs, roast with vinegar), 2 liang of Morinda Root (remove core), 2 liang of Achyranthes Root (remove shoots, soak in wine, slice, and dry), 2 liang of Fennel Seeds (roast with 1 liang of salt).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For women suffering from chronic coldness.

Instructions for Use

Take 15–20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted broth on an empty stomach.

Dipsacus and Smilax Decoction Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,For women suffering from chronic coldness.

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