Mugwort Decoction Pills，Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 10); name cited in *San Yin* (Vol. 10).，For wind-jaundice, where the urine is either yellow or white, accompanied by intermittent chills and fever, a preference for lying down and reluctance to move; the entire body is yellow, and the pulse is floating in the Yang channel and weak in the Yin channel.
Mugwort Decoction Pills
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Formulas Name : Mugwort Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 艾煎丸
Drug Formulation
1 bundle of mugwort harvested in the third lunar month (pounded to extract juice, then decocted in a copper vessel until it becomes lacquer-like; seal tightly), 6 zhu of rhubarb, 6 zhu of Coptis, 6 zhu of gypsum, 6 zhu of Trichosanthes root, 6 zhu of Sophora flavescens, and 6 zhu of Polygonum aviculare.
Source
Formula from *Qianjin* (Vol. 10); name cited in *San Yin* (Vol. 10).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with the mugwort decoction, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For wind-jaundice, where the urine is either yellow or white, accompanied by intermittent chills and fever, a preference for lying down and reluctance to move; the entire body is yellow, and the pulse is floating in the Yang channel and weak in the Yin channel.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills before meals, increasing to a maximum of 20 pills, twice daily.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026
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Mugwort Decoction Pills,For wind-jaundice, where the urine is either yellow or white, accompanied by intermittent chills and fever, a preference for lying down and reluctance to move; the entire body is yellow, and the pulse is floating in the Yang channel and weak in the Yin channel.