Autumn Water Pills,*Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*,Damp-heat stagnation, bloody dysentery with abdominal pain.
Autumn Water Pills
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Formulas Name : Autumn Water Pills
Chinese Name : 秋水丸
Drug Formulation
10 jin of rhubarb.
Source
*Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*
Processing
Preparation should take place during the summer and fall seasons. Slice the rhubarb, mix thoroughly with 10 jin of yellow wine, and expose it to sunlight during the day and dew at night, turning the mixture frequently. Continue for about 20 days, until it turns nearly black. Finally, dry it in the sun, grind it into a fine powder, and mix with cold sweat water to form pills the size of mung beans, yielding approximately 8 jin of pills.
Benefits
Damp-heat stagnation, bloody dysentery with abdominal pain.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 qian each time, swallowed with hot water, twice daily.
Note
Use with caution during pregnancy.
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Autumn Water Pills,Damp-heat stagnation, bloody dysentery with abdominal pain.