Red Pepper Pills，From *Shenghui*, Volume 98.，Deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and frequent, scanty urination.
Red Pepper Pills
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Formulas Name : Red Pepper Pills
Chinese Name : 椒红丸
Drug Formulation
2 liang Sichuan red pepper (lightly roasted), 2 liang aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang dried ginger (roasted until cracked, coarsely chopped).
Source
From *Shenghui*, Volume 98.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder. Take 3 pairs of pork kidneys, remove the fatty membrane, slice thinly, spread out on paper, and drain the blood. Then lay one layer of kidneys, sprinkle one layer of the powdered medicine, and repeat until all ingredients are used. Wrap the mixture in three to five layers of damp paper and roast it over a smoldering fire. When it becomes fragrant and cooked, remove the paper, and grind the mixture until smooth. If it is slightly hard, add a small amount of refined honey and roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and frequent, scanty urination.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 30 pills; take on an empty stomach with warm wine.
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Red Pepper Pills,Deficiency-cold in the lower jiao, pain in the umbilical region and abdomen, and frequent, scanty urination.