Xanthium Pills

Xanthium Pills,For chronic, festering sores caused by wind.

Formulas Name : Xanthium Pills

Chinese Name : 苍耳丸

Drug Formulation

Xanthium leaves, any amount (dried in the shade).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 24.

Processing

Grind the above into a powder. Take 5 liang of it, add 2 he of millet, and cook into porridge; then grind the porridge into a paste. Take belladonna seeds, rinse to remove the floating ones, roast until yellowish-black, pound finely, and sift into a powder; use 1 liang. Mix all ingredients evenly and form into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For chronic, festering sores caused by wind.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills each time on an empty stomach with warm wine; take another dose before the evening meal.

Xanthium Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 24.,For chronic, festering sores caused by wind.

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