Peppermint Pill

Peppermint Pill,

Formulas Name : Peppermint Pill

Chinese Name : 薄荷丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Du mint, 1 liang of soapberry powder (from unwormed fruit, with the stringy skin removed), 1 liang of forsythia, 1 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (soaked in rice water overnight), 1 liang of Schisandra berries, 1 liang of Beijing-grown Curcuma zedoaria (roasted), and 1 liang of Schizonepeta.

Source

*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 22.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2.5 liang of high-quality fermented soybeans; boil them in rice vinegar until soft, then soak until tender. Grind into a paste and form into pills the size of a tung seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with warm water after a meal, once daily.

Peppermint Pill,*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 22.,

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