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Black Plum and Coptis Pills

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Black Plum and Coptis Pills,For postpartum dysentery with red and white discharge, accompanied by abdominal and intestinal pain.

Formulas Name : Black Plum and Coptis Pills

Chinese Name : 乌梅黄连丸

Drug Formulation

Black Plum (pitted, stir-fried) 1 liang, Coptis (stems removed) 1 liang, Angelica (chopped, stir-fried) 1 liang, Donkey-hide Gelatin (stir-fried until dry) 1 liang, Beeswax 1.5 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.

Processing

Pound all the ingredients except the beeswax into a fine powder; mix with the melted beeswax while still hot to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For postpartum dysentery with red and white discharge, accompanied by abdominal and intestinal pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with rice water, three times a day.

Black Plum and Coptis Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.,For postpartum dysentery with red and white discharge, accompanied by abdominal and intestinal pain.

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