Gold-Coated Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills，From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.，
Gold-Coated Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills
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Formulas Name : Gold-Coated Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills
Chinese Name : 金衣祛暑丸
Drug Formulation
Agastache 4 liang, Elsholtzia 4 liang, Perilla stem and leaves 4 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 1 liang (fried with earth), Atractylodes lancea 2 liang (fried), Magnolia officinalis 2 liang 5 qian (fried with ginger),Platycodon root 1 liang, Cowpea 2 liang 5 qian (roasted), Dried tangerine peel 2 liang 5 qian, Poria 4 liang, Angelica dahurica 1 liang, Areca nut peel 1 liang, Notopterygium root 1 liang 5 qian, Pinellia 1 liang (ginger-roasted), Papaya 1 liang 5 qian, Poria cocos 3 liang, Alisma 1 liang, Licorice 1 liang.
Source
From *Selected and Commented Medical Formulas of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into an extremely fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills weighing 1 qian 5 fen each, and coat with cinnabar and pure red gold.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 26, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 26, 2026
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Gold-Coated Summer-Heat-Relieving Pills