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Pig Stomach and Coptis Pills,Frequent urination; heat-induced skin eruptions with widespread ulceration; or low-grade fever with abdominal distension; or thirst.

Formulas Name : Pig Stomach and Coptis Pills

Chinese Name : 猪肚黄连丸

Drug Formulation

1 pig’s stomach (washed, fat membrane removed), 3 jin of Coptis (powdered).

Source

*Wai Tai*, Volume 11, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.

Processing

Fill the pig’s stomach with the powdered Coptis and steam it until one shi of rice is cooked; then remove it, dry it in the sun, and form it into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Frequent urination; heat-induced skin eruptions with widespread ulceration; or low-grade fever with abdominal distension; or thirst.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, twice daily. Gradually increase the dose until the condition is cured.

Note

Avoid pork.

Pig Stomach and Coptis Pills,*Wai Tai*, Volume 11, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.,Frequent urination; heat-induced skin eruptions with widespread ulceration; or low-grade fever with abdominal distension; or thirst.

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