Ba’an Pill

Ba’an Pill,For cases without spleen deficiency-induced loose stools or chronic diarrhea that has not responded to treatment, with symptoms persisting day and night, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and all types of qi-related stabbing or cramping pain.

Formulas Name : Ba’an Pill

Chinese Name : 保安丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of processed Aconite Root, 1 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1 liang of tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of processed Dried Ginger, half a liang of Sichuan pepper (seeds removed), half a liang of Magnolia bark (peel removed, roasted with ginger juice until fragrant and cooked), half a liang of Evodia fruit, and 1 fen of imported sulfur (ground separately into a fine powder).

Source

*Bo Ji*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix thoroughly with the sulfur powder. Combine with rice vinegar to form a paste, then divide into two portions. Separately, use half a jin of wheat flour to coat the medicine evenly, as if making flatbreads. Bake until the flour is cooked through, then pound into a paste and shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cases without spleen deficiency-induced loose stools or chronic diarrhea that has not responded to treatment, with symptoms persisting day and night, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and all types of qi-related stabbing or cramping pain.

Instructions for Use

For all types of colicky pain and undigested food or alcohol from the previous day, take 20 pills with a decoction of stir-fried ginger and salt; for diarrhea or dysentery, take with rice water.

Ba’an Pill,*Bo Ji*, Volume 3.,For cases without spleen deficiency-induced loose stools or chronic diarrhea that has not responded to treatment, with symptoms persisting day and night, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and all types of qi-related stabbing or cramping pain.

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