Snake Yellow and Purple Gold Pill，*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.，For water retention, fluid accumulation causing shortness of breath, with a sensation of fluid about to be expelled, and hardness beneath the heart.
Snake Yellow and Purple Gold Pill
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Formulas Name : Snake Yellow and Purple Gold Pill
Chinese Name : 蛇黄紫金丹
Drug Formulation
3.5 liang of snake bile (quenched in vinegar, ground until it makes no sound), 3 liang of Yu Yuliang (stir-fried together, then quenched in vinegar), Wood Fragrance, Cardamom, Dried Ginger, Poria, Angelica, Notopterygium, Achyranthes, Green Tangerine Peel, Ligusticum and Schizonepeta, Curcuma,Aged tangerine peel, Tribulus seeds, Cinnamon, Aconite, Curcuma zedoaria, Fennel, and Cinnabar 5 liang (first rinse thoroughly with water until completely clean; stir-fry in an iron wok until dry; add 2 sheng of rice vinegar; boil until the vinegar evaporates; then heat in the wok until red-hot; grind into an extremely fine powder; use 3 liang as needed).
Source
*Ji Feng*, Volume 19.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using steamed buns.
Benefits
For water retention, fluid accumulation causing shortness of breath, with a sensation of fluid about to be expelled, and hardness beneath the heart.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, before meals, with rice water.
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Snake Yellow and Purple Gold Pill,For water retention, fluid accumulation causing shortness of breath, with a sensation of fluid about to be expelled, and hardness beneath the heart.