PoPoShi Pills

PoPoShi Pills,

Formulas Name : PoPoShi Pills

Chinese Name : 婆婆石丸

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of “Po Po Shi,” half a liang of pig’s blood, 1 fen of realgar, 1 fen of musk, and 1 fen of frankincense.

Source

Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 39); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 251).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Use soft, finely chopped pig’s blood to form pills; prepare them at noon on the Dragon Boat Festival. If urgent treatment is needed, prepare them the following day at the hour of Chen, making them the size of a Paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills at a time, dissolved in warm water; then hold 1 pill in the mouth until it is expelled, at which point the root of the illness will be cured. If it is not expelled, it will be eliminated internally.

PoPoShi Pills,Formula from *Shenghui* (Vol. 39); name cited in *Pujifang* (Vol. 251).,

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