Four-Ingredient Ejiao Pills

Four-Ingredient Ejiao Pills,Indicated for deficiency-heat in the Stomach Meridian with failure to distinguish body fluids, resulting in red or yellow diarrhea, restlessness and thirst, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, difficulty urinating, and a weak, large, and rapid pulse.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Ejiao Pills

Chinese Name : 四味阿胶丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Coptis, 2 liang of Poria, 3 liang of White Peony Root, and 1 liang of Donkey-hide Gelatin (roasted and ground into a fine powder).

Source

*Ji Feng*, Volume 14.

Processing

Grind the first three ingredients into a fine powder; simmer the donkey-hide gelatin with good vinegar until it forms a thin paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Indicated for deficiency-heat in the Stomach Meridian with failure to distinguish body fluids, resulting in red or yellow diarrhea, restlessness and thirst, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, difficulty urinating, and a weak, large, and rapid pulse.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.

Four-Ingredient Ejiao Pills,*Ji Feng*, Volume 14.,Indicated for deficiency-heat in the Stomach Meridian with failure to distinguish body fluids, resulting in red or yellow diarrhea, restlessness and thirst, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, difficulty urinating, and a weak, large, and rapid pulse.

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