Alternative Formula: Red Pills

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.

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.

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.

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