Boiled Yellow Pills，From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.，Spleen deficiency. Abdominal pain with loose stools, emaciation, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Boiled Yellow Pills
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Formulas Name : Boiled Yellow Pills
Chinese Name : 煮黄丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang of sulfur, 1 liang of Achyranthes root, 1 liang of Terminalia chebula bark, 1 fen of Aconite root (raw, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of licorice, 2 liang of dried ginger, and 2 liang of red pepper.
Source
From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 86.
Processing
Except for sulfur, coarsely chop all ingredients and place them in a silk bag. Place the sulfur in a separate small bag and position it at the center of the main bag. Add 1 dou of water and decoct until reduced to 1 sheng.
Benefits
Spleen deficiency. Abdominal pain with loose stools, emaciation, fatigue, and loss of appetite.
Instructions for Use
Divide into 3 doses; take each dose in the morning. Except for licorice, dry the remaining decoction residue in an oven, grind it into a fine powder, and sift it. Grind the sulfur separately into a fine powder. Mix them evenly, then combine with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed. Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with aged rice water.
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Boiled Yellow Pills,Spleen deficiency. Abdominal pain with loose stools, emaciation, fatigue, and loss of appetite.