Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills，Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 31); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 229).，Heat-induced exhaustion. Or coughing and shortness of breath, distension in both flanks, loss of appetite, hard and difficult bowel movements, dry heat in the heart, and a state of confusion and restlessness.
Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills
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Formulas Name : Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills
Chinese Name : 猪牙皂荚丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of softshell turtle shell (coated with butter or roasted with vinegar until yellow; remove the frills), half a liang of pig’s tooth soapberry (remove the black skin; coat with butter and roast until charred yellow; remove the seeds),half liang of peach kernels (soaked in hot water, remove the skin, tip, and double kernels; stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow), half liang of prunus mume kernels (soaked in hot water, remove the skin and tip; lightly stir-fried), 1 liang of parietal bone (coated with butter and roasted until yellow), 1 fen of sweet shepherd’s purse (stir-fried through paper until yellow or purple), half liang of tiger skull bone (coated with butter and roasted until yellow), and half liang of dried Artemisia annua.
Source
Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 31); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 229).
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Heat-induced exhaustion. Or coughing and shortness of breath, distension in both flanks, loss of appetite, hard and difficult bowel movements, dry heat in the heart, and a state of confusion and restlessness.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with Ophiopogon Decoction, at any time of day.
Note
Avoid amaranth.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Pig’s Tooth and Soapberry Pills,Heat-induced exhaustion. Or coughing and shortness of breath, distension in both flanks, loss of appetite, hard and difficult bowel movements, dry heat in the heart, and a state of confusion and restlessness.