Chaihu-Biejia Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For consumptive disorders with external heat, disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, complete loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, cough with phlegm, physical fatigue, and cases of typhoid fever where residual heat persists after sweating, manifesting as tidal fever and chills, with progressive weight loss.
Chaihu-Biejia Pills
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Formulas Name : Chaihu-Biejia Pills
Chinese Name : 柴胡鳖甲丸
Drug Formulation
Chaihu (stem removed),Turtle Shell (soaked in vinegar overnight, then roasted until yellow), Lycium Bark, Ginseng (root tip removed), Goji Berries, Poria (peeled), White Peony Root, Anemarrhena Rhizome, Fritillaria Bulb (core removed), Ophiopogon Tuber (core removed), Astragalus Root (honey-roasted), and Gardenia Seed (roasted)—each in equal parts.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For consumptive disorders with external heat, disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, complete loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, cough with phlegm, physical fatigue, and cases of typhoid fever where residual heat persists after sweating, manifesting as tidal fever and chills, with progressive weight loss.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of black plum, Artemisia annua, and wheat, at any time of day.
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Chaihu-Biejia Pills,For consumptive disorders with external heat, disharmony of the Nutritive and Defensive Qi, complete loss of appetite, alternating chills and fever, cough with phlegm, physical fatigue, and cases of typhoid fever where residual heat persists after sweating, manifesting as tidal fever and chills, with progressive weight loss.