Chaihu Pills

Chaihu Pills,For bone-steaming fever and exhaustion, restlessness and oppression, soreness and pain in the hands, feet, back, and shoulders, heaviness in the limbs, failure of food to build flesh, and progressive jaundice and emaciation.

Formulas Name : Chaihu Pills

Chinese Name : 柴胡丸

Drug Formulation

Chaihu (stem removed) 1 liang and a half, Hu Huanglian 1 liang and a half, Longdan 1 liang and a half,Peach Gum (dried) 1.5 liang, Cimicifuga Rhizome 1.5 liang, Poria Sclerotium (without woody core) 1.5 liang, Scutellaria Root (without black core) 1.5 liang, Lycium Bark 1.5 liang, Raw Rehmannia Root (roasted) 1.5 liang, Peony Root 1.5 liang, Rhubarb (chopped, roasted) 1.5 liang, Anemarrhena Rhizome (chopped, roasted) 1.5 liang,Ophiopogon tuber (with core removed, lightly roasted) 1.5 liang, Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped) 1.5 liang, Dragon’s Teeth 1.5 liang, Rhinoceros Horn (chipped) 1.5 liang, Scrophularia root 1.5 liang, Gardenia fruit (peeled) 1.5 liang, Platycodon root (stir-fried) 1.5 liang, Cinnabar 2 liang (ground separately and added to the formula).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For bone-steaming fever and exhaustion, restlessness and oppression, soreness and pain in the hands, feet, back, and shoulders, heaviness in the limbs, failure of food to build flesh, and progressive jaundice and emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, on an empty stomach, with boiled water.

Chaihu Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.,For bone-steaming fever and exhaustion, restlessness and oppression, soreness and pain in the hands, feet, back, and shoulders, heaviness in the limbs, failure of food to build flesh, and progressive jaundice and emaciation.

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