Puhuang Pills

Puhuang Pills,Red and white dysentery; summer heat toxicity; food stagnation; loose stools; watery diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Puhuang Pills

Chinese Name : 朴黄丸

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb 10 liang (wash thoroughly with water, place in an earthenware pot, and simmer with wine for three days and nights until it becomes a paste), Magnolia Bark (peeled and stir-fried with ginger juice), Frankincense 1 liang, Areca Nut 1 liang.

Source

*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, mix with the rhubarb paste, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Red and white dysentery; summer heat toxicity; food stagnation; loose stools; watery diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose; for milder cases, 1 qian. For white dysentery, take with ginger soup; for red dysentery, take with plain soup. For young children unable to swallow, dissolve in water and administer.

Puhuang Pills,*Wan’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,Red and white dysentery; summer heat toxicity; food stagnation; loose stools; watery diarrhea.

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