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Five-Ingredient Black Plum Pills

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Five-Ingredient Black Plum Pills,For chronic malaria that has not responded to repeated treatments, with the patient having been emaciated and weak for years, presenting symptoms similar to those of a chronic wasting disease.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Black Plum Pills

Chinese Name : 乌梅五补丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of black plum pulp (simmered), 2 liang of Cistanche (wrinkled skin removed, soaked in wine, sliced, and roasted), 2 liang of Astragalus (chopped), 2 liang of Cinnamon (coarse bark removed), 1 liang of raw Rehmannia (roasted), 1 liang of Bupleurum (stems removed),Ginseng 1 liang, Changshan 1 liang, Peach Kernels (remove skin, tip, and double kernels; stir-fried; ground) 1 liang, Cimicifuga 1 liang, Angelica (sliced, roasted) 1 liang, Red Poria (remove black skin) 1 liang, Licorice (roasted, coarsely chopped) 1.5 liang, Fermented Soybean Cores 1 he (stir-fried), Musk (ground separately) 0.5 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.

Processing

Except for the ingredients to be ground separately, pound the remaining herbs into a fine powder, mix with the musk and peach kernels, and grind them together until uniform. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For chronic malaria that has not responded to repeated treatments, with the patient having been emaciated and weak for years, presenting symptoms similar to those of a chronic wasting disease.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine. Increase the dose to 30 pills.

Five-Ingredient Black Plum Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.,For chronic malaria that has not responded to repeated treatments, with the patient having been emaciated and weak for years, presenting symptoms similar to those of a chronic wasting disease.

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