Decayed Drumskin Pills，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For dampness-induced distension and fullness: Prolonged use of harsh purgatives has injured spleen yang and further damaged kidney yang, leading to water-induced ascites. The abdomen is as large as a winnowing basket, while the hands and feet are emaciated. The abdomen gradually becomes hard and distended; when pressed, it sounds like a drum. The patient cannot eat in the evening after eating in the morning, experiences lower back soreness and weak legs, and has pale yellow, scant urine, or even urinary retention.
Decayed Drumskin Pills
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Formulas Name : Decayed Drumskin Pills
Chinese Name : 败鼓皮丸
Drug Formulation
1 piece of old copper drum skin (chopped, stir-fried with river sand until crisp, then ground into powder).
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Processing
Mix the above with aged rice wine and glutinous rice flour to form pills.
Benefits
For dampness-induced distension and fullness: Prolonged use of harsh purgatives has injured spleen yang and further damaged kidney yang, leading to water-induced ascites. The abdomen is as large as a winnowing basket, while the hands and feet are emaciated. The abdomen gradually becomes hard and distended; when pressed, it sounds like a drum. The patient cannot eat in the evening after eating in the morning, experiences lower back soreness and weak legs, and has pale yellow, scant urine, or even urinary retention.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 qian per dose, washed down with aged rice wine.
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Decayed Drumskin Pills,For dampness-induced distension and fullness: Prolonged use of harsh purgatives has injured spleen yang and further damaged kidney yang, leading to water-induced ascites. The abdomen is as large as a winnowing basket, while the hands and feet are emaciated. The abdomen gradually becomes hard and distended; when pressed, it sounds like a drum. The patient cannot eat in the evening after eating in the morning, experiences lower back soreness and weak legs, and has pale yellow, scant urine, or even urinary retention.