Autumn Water Pills

Autumn Water Pills,Damp-heat stagnation, bloody dysentery with abdominal pain.

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.

Autumn Water Pills,*Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*,Damp-heat stagnation, bloody dysentery with abdominal pain.

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