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Preparation Method for Houpo Pills

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Preparation Method for Houpo Pills

Formulas Name : Preparation Method for Houpo Pills

Chinese Name : 法制厚朴丸

Drug Formulation

Tai Jiao (seeds removed, stir-fried until perspiring), green salt, Sichuan Houpo (peeled, processed with ginger, stir-fried), Yizhi seeds (stir-fried), orange peel, white ginger (stir-fried), and fennel (rinsed to remove sand)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.

Processing

Soak the herbs in water, simmer over low heat until dry, bake until dry, grind into a fine powder, mix with wine, and form into pills using wheat flour paste, each the size of a tung seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, increasing to 40 pills if necessary, and swallow them on an empty stomach with salted water or warm wine.

Preparation Method for Houpo Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 6.,

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