Mantis Beetle Pills

Mantis Beetle Pills,For scrofula nodules that are swollen and hard, clustered together like pearls, accompanied by discomfort and pain in the head, neck, and shoulder blades.

Formulas Name : Mantis Beetle Pills

Chinese Name : 斑蝥丸

Drug Formulation

Mangostan 1 fen (preferably with red and black spots; remove head, wings, and legs; stir-fried),Pig’s Tooth Soap 1 fen (remove the black skin; roast until yellow), Snake Shed Skin half liang (lightly roasted), Black Snake 1.5 liang (soaked in wine; remove skin and bones; roast until slightly yellow), Tiannanxing half liang (roasted until cracked; remove skin), Dew-Soaked Bee Hive half liang (burned to ash), Sichuan Rhubarb 3 fen (chopped finely; lightly roasted),1 fen of musk (ground), and half a liang of Wilfordia.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 66.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix in the musk and grind until uniform, then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For scrofula nodules that are swollen and hard, clustered together like pearls, accompanied by discomfort and pain in the head, neck, and shoulder blades.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with congee broth. Between the hours of Chen and Si, the patient will expel discharges resembling toad skin and various foul substances.

Mantis Beetle Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 66.,For scrofula nodules that are swollen and hard, clustered together like pearls, accompanied by discomfort and pain in the head, neck, and shoulder blades.

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