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Immortal Formula: Pepper and Poria Pills

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Immortal Formula: Pepper and Poria Pills

Formulas Name : Immortal Formula: Pepper and Poria Pills

Chinese Name : 仙方椒苓丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of genuine Sichuan pepper (roasted to remove moisture), 10 liang of white Poria (peeled).

Source

From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 32, citing *Master Shao’s Empirical Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach with salted water.

Note

Avoid contact with iron utensils.

Immortal Formula: Pepper and Poria Pills,From *Compendium of Materia Medica*, Volume 32, citing *Master Shao’s Empirical Formulas*.,

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