Cinnabar Treasure Pill，From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.，For accumulated deficient heat in the heart and lungs, manifested as a bitter taste in the mouth, dry tongue, flushed face, loose stools, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, mental confusion, as well as diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, kidney wasting, and retained heat in the Triple Burner.
Cinnabar Treasure Pill
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar Treasure Pill
Chinese Name : 辰砂聚宝丹
Drug Formulation
3.5 qian of iron powder, 3.5 qian of oyster shell, half a liang of cinnabar, half a liang of Trichosanthes root, 2.5 qian of Coptis, 50 pieces of gold leaf (as coating), 50 pieces of silver leaf (as coating), 3.5 qian of Anemarrhena, half a liang of Silla ginseng, and half a liang of white mung beans (soaked in hot water, peeled, and ground into powder).
Source
From *One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.
Processing
Combine the powdered Trichosanthes root and the other four ingredients with the powdered medicine from the previous formula. Use 1 zhan of juice extracted from the peeled fresh Trichosanthes root and 1 small zhan of white sand honey. Simmer together in a silver vessel until it boils 7–8 times. Allow to cool, then mix with the medicine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For accumulated deficient heat in the heart and lungs, manifested as a bitter taste in the mouth, dry tongue, flushed face, loose stools, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, mental confusion, as well as diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, kidney wasting, and retained heat in the Triple Burner.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with cooled Ophiopogon Decoction after meals, three times daily.
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Cinnabar Treasure Pill,For accumulated deficient heat in the heart and lungs, manifested as a bitter taste in the mouth, dry tongue, flushed face, loose stools, emaciation, weakness in the limbs, mental confusion, as well as diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, kidney wasting, and retained heat in the Triple Burner.