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Five-Ingredient Psoralea Pill

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Five-Ingredient Psoralea Pill,Promotes frequent urination.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Psoralea Pill

Chinese Name : 五味补骨脂丸

Drug Formulation

Psoralea (roasted and ground) 5 liang, Aconite (cracked by roasting, peel and pith removed) 2 liang, Cinnamon (coarse bark removed) 2 liang, Walnut kernels (blanched, husk and membrane removed, ground) 3 liang, Benzoin 2 liang (dissolved in wine, filtered to remove sediment, and boiled down to a paste).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.

Processing

Pound and sift the first two ingredients into a fine powder; mix thoroughly with Psoralea and walnut kernels; then use the benzoin paste to bind the mixture into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Promotes frequent urination.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine; salted water may also be used. Increase the dose to 30 pills.

Five-Ingredient Psoralea Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 96.,Promotes frequent urination.

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