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Fire-Clearing and Toxin-Expelling Pills,Indicated for toxic heat due to wind-dampness, red and swollen sores and abscesses that are hard and itchy, difficulty with urination and defecation, and swollen and painful joints.

Formulas Name : Fire-Clearing and Toxin-Expelling Pills

Chinese Name : 清火驱毒丸

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb 4 liang, Sodium Silicate 4 liang, Forsythia 2 liang, Honeysuckle 2 liang, Akebia 2 liang, Groundsel 1 liang, Fangfeng 1 liang, Schizonepeta Spikes 1 liang, Angelica Dahurica 1 liang, Dandelion 3 liang, Scutellaria 3 liang, Coptis 6 qian, Whole Scorpion 3 qian, Dried Toad (charred) 1 liang.

Source

*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with cold boiled water to form small pills. For every 16 liang of the mixture, coat with 4 liang of talc powder mixed with turmeric water until the pills are smooth and glossy.

Benefits

Indicated for toxic heat due to wind-dampness, red and swollen sores and abscesses that are hard and itchy, difficulty with urination and defecation, and swollen and painful joints.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with warm boiled water.

Note

Not to be taken by pregnant women.

Fire-Clearing and Toxin-Expelling Pills,*Selected Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas from Beijing*.,Indicated for toxic heat due to wind-dampness, red and swollen sores and abscesses that are hard and itchy, difficulty with urination and defecation, and swollen and painful joints.

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