Blood-Draining Pills，*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.，For obese individuals with long-standing internal injury, where blood has accumulated in the stomach and mixed with phlegm, and for whom other medications have proven ineffective.
Blood-Draining Pills
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Formulas Name : Blood-Draining Pills
Chinese Name : 浚血丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Ginseng, 1 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala (raw), 1 liang of Poria cocos (red), 4 qian of Licorice (roasted), 7 qian of Pinellia tuber (fried), 5 qian of Pumice (calcined), 5 qian of Peony bark, 4 qian of Angelica sinensis root,Peach Kernel 3 qian (tossed with dry lacquer, stir-fried, lacquer removed), Pangolin Scale 3 qian, Cinnamon 3 qian (use official cinnamon for conditions under the flanks; use cassia cinnamon for conditions in the lower abdomen).
Source
*Zhang’s Comprehensive Treatise on Medicine*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder and form into pills using red rice malt.
Benefits
For obese individuals with long-standing internal injury, where blood has accumulated in the stomach and mixed with phlegm, and for whom other medications have proven ineffective.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with warm wine. For thin individuals, omit Pinellia and Pumice, add Raw Rehmannia and Atractylodes, and take as honey pills.
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Blood-Draining Pills,For obese individuals with long-standing internal injury, where blood has accumulated in the stomach and mixed with phlegm, and for whom other medications have proven ineffective.