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Erba Tongxuan Dan

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Erba Tongxuan Dan,For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Formulas Name : Erba Tongxuan Dan

Chinese Name : 二八通玄丹

Drug Formulation

8 liang of Xuanlian (stir-fried with 4 liang of Cornus officinalis; remove the Cornus), 2 liang of Sichuan Angelica, 2 liang of black plum pulp, 2 liang of Sophora japonica pods, and 2 liang of Trifoliate Orange peel.

Source

From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 30, citing a formula by Master Mei Dong.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Take one male pig’s stomach, wash it thoroughly, and stuff the mixture inside. Wrap the stomach with 4–5 jin of Chinese chives. Simmer with several bowls of water and vinegar until the stomach is tender. Remove the chives and the stomach, then pound the softened mixture into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with plain hot water on an empty stomach.

Erba Tongxuan Dan,From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 30, citing a formula by Master Mei Dong.,For hemorrhoidal fistulas.

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