Papaya Pills

Papaya Pills,Beriberi.

Formulas Name : Papaya Pills

Chinese Name : 木瓜丸

Drug Formulation

1 papaya; ephedra, wood fragrant, cardamom, ginseng, Sichuan lovage, licorice, apricot kernels, Chinese stinkweed, cinnamon bark, northern saposhnikovia, Sichuan aconite, white peony root, scutellaria, and angelica (one formula includes 2 qian of ground Sichuan pepper).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 241), citing *Formulas from the Sea*.

Processing

Peel and remove the seeds from the papaya; cut off the top to form a lid. Fill the cavity with powdered Xuming Decoction, steam until soft, then grind and dry into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

Beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with warm decoction of Safflower. This formula can also be made into an ointment, which is particularly effective when applied to the painful area.

Papaya Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 241), citing *Formulas from the Sea*.,Beriberi.

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