Carp Scale Pills

Carp Scale Pills,For unnamed swellings and abscesses, and scrofula.

Formulas Name : Carp Scale Pills

Chinese Name : 鲤鳞丸

Drug Formulation

Angelica sinensis root (with tail) 5 qian, Rheum palmatum 2 qian, Schizonepeta spica 2 qian, Platycodon grandiflorus 2 qian, Frankincense (roasted) 2 qian, Myrrh (roasted) 2 qian, Scutellaria baicalensis 3 qian, Forsythia suspensa 3 qian, Saposhnikovia divaricata 2 qian 5 fen, Notopterygium incisum 2 qian 5 fen,Whole Scorpion 1 qian, Cicada Shed Skins (without heads) 20 pieces, Stiff Silkworms 25 pieces, Realgar 7 fen, Cowhide Glue (roasted with earth) 1 liang, Golden-headed Centipedes (without heads and legs) 4 pieces (prepared using 4 methods: 1 piece coated with ginger juice and baked dry; 1 piece coated with sesame oil and baked dry; 1 piece coated with vinegar and baked dry;1 is roasted with clarified butter), Pangolin scales 4 liang (also prepared in 4 ways: 1 liang is boiled in a decoction of 5 qian of safflower and then baked dry; 1 liang is boiled in a decoction of 5 qian of soapwort and then baked dry; 1 liang is boiled in a decoction of 5 qian of lithospermum root and then baked dry; 1 liang is boiled in a decoction of 5 qian of sappanwood and then baked dry).

Source

*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with rice vinegar to form pills weighing 1 qian 2 fen each; coat with 1 qian 5 fen of cinnabar; store in a porcelain jar; preserve with 5 fen of musk.

Benefits

For unnamed swellings and abscesses, and scrofula.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with hot wine.

Carp Scale Pills,*Chuanya Neibian*, Volume 1.,For unnamed swellings and abscesses, and scrofula.

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