Erche Pills，From Hua Tuo’s formula, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.，For anxiety, anger, joy, or rage; or for qi stagnation due to overwork and fatigue; for masses above the diaphragm; for alternating chills and fever; for poor appetite and failure to gain muscle mass; for women with chronic cold where wind has entered the reproductive tract; for those who engage in sexual intercourse while menstruation has not yet ceased; or for those who engage in sexual intercourse while urgently needing to urinate—all of which may lead to miscarriage, lower abdominal pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and pain radiating to the chest.
Erche Pills
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Formulas Name : Erche Pills
Chinese Name : 二车丸
Drug Formulation
1 jin Sichuan pepper, 20 pieces of dried ginger (of appropriate size), 1 sheng of japonica rice, 20 pieces of Langling aconite (of appropriate size), and 1 sheng of calcined stove ash.
Source
From Hua Tuo’s formula, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.
Processing
Soak the ash in one dou and a half of water; place it in a refined silk bag, tie it loosely, and leave it in the ash overnight; then dry it in the sun. Grind all the herbs into a fine powder, sift them, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For anxiety, anger, joy, or rage; or for qi stagnation due to overwork and fatigue; for masses above the diaphragm; for alternating chills and fever; for poor appetite and failure to gain muscle mass; for women with chronic cold where wind has entered the reproductive tract; for those who engage in sexual intercourse while menstruation has not yet ceased; or for those who engage in sexual intercourse while urgently needing to urinate—all of which may lead to miscarriage, lower abdominal pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and pain radiating to the chest.
Instructions for Use
Swallow with saliva. Do not use water. The body will feel numb; do not eat until the medicinal effects have fully subsided. If the condition is localized in the flanks, swallowing one pill will resolve it immediately; if there is anxiety or restlessness, take one pill three times daily, and sleep alone without fear. For severe cases, take 6–7 pills during the day and 3 at night; for mild cases, take 4–5 during the day and 2 at night. Cold pathogens are expelled along with loose stools, which may cause frequent flatulence.
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Erche Pills,For anxiety, anger, joy, or rage; or for qi stagnation due to overwork and fatigue; for masses above the diaphragm; for alternating chills and fever; for poor appetite and failure to gain muscle mass; for women with chronic cold where wind has entered the reproductive tract; for those who engage in sexual intercourse while menstruation has not yet ceased; or for those who engage in sexual intercourse while urgently needing to urinate—all of which may lead to miscarriage, lower abdominal pain, pain during sexual intercourse, and pain radiating to the chest.