Ginger and Coptis Pills，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，For dysentery with red and white discharge.
Ginger and Coptis Pills
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Formulas Name : Ginger and Coptis Pills
Chinese Name : 姜连丸
Drug Formulation
Xuan Huanglian (with stalks removed) 4 liang, Fresh Ginger (stir-fried with Huanglian, including the skin) 4 liang, Cardamom (wrapped in flour and slow-roasted) 2 liang, Angelica sinensis (with root base removed) 2 liang, Poppy Capsules 3 liang (with tops, stems, and seeds removed; stir-fried with honey), Dried Ginger (roasted and washed) 1 liang, Ejiao (chopped and stir-fried with wheat bran until pearl-like) 1 liang.
Source
From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 49 jujubes and 4 liang of sliced ginger; soak them together with the jujubes in water in a silver cauldron. Boil until the liquid has evaporated, then remove the jujubes, peel and pit them, and pound them into a paste. Form this paste into pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
For dysentery with red and white discharge.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice water on an empty stomach.
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Ginger and Coptis Pills,For dysentery with red and white discharge.