Decayed Drumskin Pills

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.

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.

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.

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