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Pig Fat Pills,Sudden onset of pain caused by Shi Du toxin that comes and goes. Dry cough. Liver dryness obstructing the lungs; cough without phlegm, pain in the flanks, and tidal fever; in women, absence of menstruation.

Formulas Name : Pig Fat Pills

Chinese Name : 豕膏丸

Drug Formulation

Ash from tangled hair and apricot kernels, each in equal parts.

Source

The formula is cited from the Yao family’s recipe in the notes to Volume 17 of *Qianjin*, and the name appears in Volume 7 of *Jingui Yi*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a paste, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using pork fat.

Benefits

Sudden onset of pain caused by Shi Du toxin that comes and goes. Dry cough. Liver dryness obstructing the lungs; cough without phlegm, pain in the flanks, and tidal fever; in women, absence of menstruation.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills each time, washed down with wine, three times daily.

Pig Fat Pills,The formula is cited from the Yao family’s recipe in the notes to Volume 17 of *Qianjin*, and the name appears in Volume 7 of *Jingui Yi*.,Sudden onset of pain caused by Shi Du toxin that comes and goes. Dry cough. Liver dryness obstructing the lungs; cough without phlegm, pain in the flanks, and tidal fever; in women, absence of menstruation.

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