Alternative Formula: Red Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.，For all types of abdominal masses and pain in the chest and abdomen; for women experiencing excessive blood and qi surges.
Alternative Formula: Red Pills
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Formulas Name : Alternative Formula: Red Pills
Chinese Name : 异方红丸子
Drug Formulation
1 fen of agarwood, 1 fen of realgar (ground separately), 1 fen of Evodia fruit (shell removed), 1 fen of Curcuma zedoaria (roasted and sliced), 1 fen of Curcuma zedoaria (roasted and soaked in vinegar), 1 fen of cinnabar (ground separately), 1 fen of wood fragrant,1 large areca nut, 1 large cardamom pod, 5 clove buds, 20 castor beans (plump and high-quality; remove skin and inner membrane; do not extract oil; grind), 1 liang of black pharbitis (roasted until cooked; use half a liang of the powder in the formula; discard the remainder), 1 fen of black pepper.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of mung beans; coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
For all types of abdominal masses and pain in the chest and abdomen; for women experiencing excessive blood and qi surges.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills each time, washed down with fennel tea after a meal; to induce mild laxation, increase the dose to 5–7 pills.
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Alternative Formula: Red Pills,For all types of abdominal masses and pain in the chest and abdomen; for women experiencing excessive blood and qi surges.