Diaphragm-Opening Pills，From *Selected Essences on Skin Rashes*.，For rashes that appear bluish, dry, and sunken; with no significant fever; and with difficulty passing urine or stool, indicating internal heat; or for smallpox resulting from internal injury, characterized by abdominal heat, cold feet, bloating, and difficulty passing urine or stool.
Diaphragm-Opening Pills
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Formulas Name : Diaphragm-Opening Pills
Chinese Name : 通膈丸
Drug Formulation
Rhubarb, Pharbitis, and Akebia—each in equal parts.
Source
From *Selected Essences on Skin Rashes*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; add water drop by drop to form pills the size of millet grains.
Benefits
For rashes that appear bluish, dry, and sunken; with no significant fever; and with difficulty passing urine or stool, indicating internal heat; or for smallpox resulting from internal injury, characterized by abdominal heat, cold feet, bloating, and difficulty passing urine or stool.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–50 pills per dose; adjust the dosage according to the patient’s condition (deficiency or excess).
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Diaphragm-Opening Pills,For rashes that appear bluish, dry, and sunken; with no significant fever; and with difficulty passing urine or stool, indicating internal heat; or for smallpox resulting from internal injury, characterized by abdominal heat, cold feet, bloating, and difficulty passing urine or stool.