Pomegranate Decoction

Pomegranate Decoction,For tapeworms—worms as large as a horse-lily leaf, protruding incompletely from the lower region, causing the patient to gradually waste away.

Formulas Name : Pomegranate Decoction

Chinese Name : 石榴汤

Drug Formulation

Pomegranate root treated with vinegar (from the East) 1 large handful, Wu-yi 3 liang, and牵牛子 half a liang (roasted and ground into powder).

Source

From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 26 of *Wai Tai*.

Benefits

For tapeworms—worms as large as a horse-lily leaf, protruding incompletely from the lower region, causing the patient to gradually waste away.

Instructions for Use

Boil 6 sheng of water down to 2 sheng, strain out the residue, mix in the ground pharbitis seeds, and divide the mixture into 3 doses. Take each dose after walking a distance equivalent to 5 li. This will promote rapid bowel movements, and the worms will be completely expelled and killed.

Note

Avoid raw and cold foods, pork, fish, beef, white liquor, and Chinese kale shoots.

Pomegranate Decoction,From *Guangji Fang*, cited in Volume 26 of *Wai Tai*.,For tapeworms—worms as large as a horse-lily leaf, protruding incompletely from the lower region, causing the patient to gradually waste away.

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