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Extraordinary Efficacy Pills

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Extraordinary Efficacy Pills,On the fourth or fifth day of a cold-induced fever, following a severe purgation, the patient experiences a sensation of fullness and distension in the epigastrium, accompanied by labored breathing and a feeling of impending asphyxiation.

Formulas Name : Extraordinary Efficacy Pills

Chinese Name : 异效丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of ginseng, half liang of white atractylodes, half liang of licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped), half liang of trichosanthes fruit, half liang of trichosanthes peel (pulp removed, stir-fried with wheat bran), half liang of red poria (black skin removed), half liang of wood fragrant, half liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, baked), and 3 fen of dried ginger (roasted).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

On the fourth or fifth day of a cold-induced fever, following a severe purgation, the patient experiences a sensation of fullness and distension in the epigastrium, accompanied by labored breathing and a feeling of impending asphyxiation.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, increasing to 30 pills, and swallow them on an empty stomach with rice water; take another dose in the evening.

Extraordinary Efficacy Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 25.,On the fourth or fifth day of a cold-induced fever, following a severe purgation, the patient experiences a sensation of fullness and distension in the epigastrium, accompanied by labored breathing and a feeling of impending asphyxiation.

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