Areca Nut Decoction Pills

Areca Nut Decoction Pills,For wind-toxin sores and scabies, and all types of wind-obstruction.

Formulas Name : Areca Nut Decoction Pills

Chinese Name : 槟榔煎丸

Drug Formulation

Areca nut (chopped) half liang, Notopterygium root (stem removed) half liang, Trifoliate orange peel (pith removed, fried with wheat bran) half liang, Angelica root (stem removed) half liang, White pharbitis root (lightly fried) half liang, Black pharbitis root (lightly fried) half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Take one piece of large soapberry (over 1 chi in length), squeeze out the juice, and boil it down to a thick paste. Mix the powder with the paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For wind-toxin sores and scabies, and all types of wind-obstruction.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or hot water before bedtime.

Areca Nut Decoction Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 136.,For wind-toxin sores and scabies, and all types of wind-obstruction.

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