Curcuma and Coptis Pills

Curcuma and Coptis Pills,When heart fire blazes upward and kidney water fails to rise, water and fire cannot harmonize; thus, fire alone blazes upward while water flows downward as dysuria.The bladder is scorched by the intense heart fire, causing heat to accumulate within the bladder sac; this may manifest as dysuria and urinary retention, involuntary urination, white turbid discharge resembling dishwater, pus-like discharge, discharge resembling gardenia juice, discharge containing sand, stone, or rice-grain-sized particles, or discharge resembling paste—all of which are symptoms of heat syndrome.

Formulas Name : Curcuma and Coptis Pills

Chinese Name : 郁金黄连丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Curcuma, 1 liang of Coptis, 2 liang of Scutellaria, 2 liang of Amber (ground), 2 liang of Rhubarb (soaked in wine), 4 liang of Talc, 4 liang of Poria, 3 liang of Black Pharbitis (roasted and ground into powder).

Source

Quoted from *Secret Formulas* in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with water to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

When heart fire blazes upward and kidney water fails to rise, water and fire cannot harmonize; thus, fire alone blazes upward while water flows downward as dysuria.The bladder is scorched by the intense heart fire, causing heat to accumulate within the bladder sac; this may manifest as dysuria and urinary retention, involuntary urination, white turbid discharge resembling dishwater, pus-like discharge, discharge resembling gardenia juice, discharge containing sand, stone, or rice-grain-sized particles, or discharge resembling paste—all of which are symptoms of heat syndrome.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with boiling water on an empty stomach.

Curcuma and Coptis Pills,Quoted from *Secret Formulas* in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.,When heart fire blazes upward and kidney water fails to rise, water and fire cannot harmonize; thus, fire alone blazes upward while water flows downward as dysuria.The bladder is scorched by the intense heart fire, causing heat to accumulate within the bladder sac; this may manifest as dysuria and urinary retention, involuntary urination, white turbid discharge resembling dishwater, pus-like discharge, discharge resembling gardenia juice, discharge containing sand, stone, or rice-grain-sized particles, or discharge resembling paste—all of which are symptoms of heat syndrome.

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