Crucian Carp and Common Carp Shell Pills

Crucian Carp and Common Carp Shell Pills,Vitiligo.

Formulas Name : Crucian Carp and Common Carp Shell Pills

Chinese Name : 鲮鲤甲丸

Drug Formulation

3 pieces of crucian carp or carp shell (roasted until slightly yellow), half a viper (soaked in wine, then roasted until slightly yellow), 2 blister beetles (mixed with glutinous rice, stir-fried until slightly yellow, wings and legs removed), 1 centipede (roasted until slightly yellow, legs removed), half a liang of giant clam,2 horseflies (lightly stir-fried until pale yellow), 2 leeches (raw), 2 spiders (raw or dried), 3 mealworms (raw), 2 aconite roots (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 10 thunderworms, half liang of mercury (mixed with potash and pig’s blood, ground until all particles are completely dispersed), half liang of potash,half liang of Sichuan rhubarb (coarsely chopped, lightly roasted), 1 liang of gypsum (finely ground, washed with water), 15 castor beans (remove skin and core, grind, wrap in paper and press to remove oil), half liang of cinnamon bark,1 fen of Sichuan pepper (remove the seeds and any closed pods; lightly roast to remove the sweat), half a liang of Sichuan芒消, half a liang of Shewang, half a liang of dragon bone, half a liang of alum lime, half a liang of Coptis (remove the stalks), and half a liang of talc.

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 24.

Processing

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

Benefits

Vitiligo.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose, on an empty stomach and before the evening meal, washed down with warm water.

Crucian Carp and Common Carp Shell Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 24.,Vitiligo.

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