Banliu Pills

Banliu Pills,Indicated for deficiency-cold constipation or chronic diarrhea due to yang deficiency in the elderly or those with constitutional weakness, resulting from deficient kidney yang, internal accumulation of yin-cold, decline of the fire of the Gate of Life, and stagnation of yang qi; for coughing and vomiting caused by phlegm-dampness due to weak spleen-stomach qi, stagnation of body fluids, and prolonged accumulation of dampness; or for obstruction of the Triple Burner by dampness leading to obstruction of urination and defecation; for all types of abdominal masses and cold qi in the chest and abdomen; and for vomiting caused by abdominal masses and cold qi;It also treats diarrhea and profuse loose stools in children, or those with cold hands and feet, as well as coughs; dampness凝固 obstructing qi, with all three burners blocked and both urination and defecation obstructed.

Formulas Name : Banliu Pills

Chinese Name : 半硫丸

Drug Formulation

Pinellia (soaked in boiling water 7 times, roasted until dry, and ground into a fine powder) and sulfur (pure and high-quality, ground to a very fine powder and pounded with a willow mallet) in equal parts.

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.

Processing

Decoct with the natural juice of fresh ginger; add powdered dry steamed buns to a mortar and pound into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Indicated for deficiency-cold constipation or chronic diarrhea due to yang deficiency in the elderly or those with constitutional weakness, resulting from deficient kidney yang, internal accumulation of yin-cold, decline of the fire of the Gate of Life, and stagnation of yang qi; for coughing and vomiting caused by phlegm-dampness due to weak spleen-stomach qi, stagnation of body fluids, and prolonged accumulation of dampness; or for obstruction of the Triple Burner by dampness leading to obstruction of urination and defecation; for all types of abdominal masses and cold qi in the chest and abdomen; and for vomiting caused by abdominal masses and cold qi;It also treats diarrhea and profuse loose stools in children, or those with cold hands and feet, as well as coughs; dampness凝固 obstructing qi, with all three burners blocked and both urination and defecation obstructed.

Instructions for Use

Take 15–20 pills per dose, taken on an empty stomach with warm wine or ginger soup; for women, take with vinegar soup.

Banliu Pills,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.,Indicated for deficiency-cold constipation or chronic diarrhea due to yang deficiency in the elderly or those with constitutional weakness, resulting from deficient kidney yang, internal accumulation of yin-cold, decline of the fire of the Gate of Life, and stagnation of yang qi; for coughing and vomiting caused by phlegm-dampness due to weak spleen-stomach qi, stagnation of body fluids, and prolonged accumulation of dampness; or for obstruction of the Triple Burner by dampness leading to obstruction of urination and defecation; for all types of abdominal masses and cold qi in the chest and abdomen; and for vomiting caused by abdominal masses and cold qi;It also treats diarrhea and profuse loose stools in children, or those with cold hands and feet, as well as coughs; dampness凝固 obstructing qi, with all three burners blocked and both urination and defecation obstructed.

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