Tortoise Shell and Sanling Pills

Tortoise Shell and Sanling Pills,For men, women, and children suffering from deficiency-related internal stagnation, disharmony of the viscera, and indigestion of food and drink, leading to prolonged emaciation; also for treating deficiency-induced bloating and oppression in the chest; and for women with postpartum blood stasis and exhaustion from childbirth, resulting in severe emaciation.

Formulas Name : Tortoise Shell and Sanling Pills

Chinese Name : 鳖甲三棱丸

Drug Formulation

Turtle Shell (nine-ribbed, weighing 4 liang or more; soak in water and rinse; remove the spine and flaps; soak in vinegar overnight; roast; grind into powder) 3 liang; Beijing Sanling (soak in water for two nights; chop; soak in vinegar overnight; bake dry; grind into powder) 3 liang; Dried Lacquer (roasted until smoke emerges) 3 liang,Wood Fragrance 1 fen, Dried Ginger (roasted) 1 fen, Psoralea (roasted) 1 fen, Areca Nut (chopped into powder) 1 fen, Myrrh (ground) 1 fen, Realgar (ground) 1 fen, Charcoal (ground) 1 fen.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 73.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For men, women, and children suffering from deficiency-related internal stagnation, disharmony of the viscera, and indigestion of food and drink, leading to prolonged emaciation; also for treating deficiency-induced bloating and oppression in the chest; and for women with postpartum blood stasis and exhaustion from childbirth, resulting in severe emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills at a time, washed down with ginger and salted water; for women with blood disorders, wash down with vinegar water.

Tortoise Shell and Sanling Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 73.,For men, women, and children suffering from deficiency-related internal stagnation, disharmony of the viscera, and indigestion of food and drink, leading to prolonged emaciation; also for treating deficiency-induced bloating and oppression in the chest; and for women with postpartum blood stasis and exhaustion from childbirth, resulting in severe emaciation.

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