Soapberry 6:1 Pills，From *The Pocket Formulary*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.，For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.
Soapberry 6:1 Pills
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Formulas Name : Soapberry 6:1 Pills
Chinese Name : 皂角六一丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang of Wild Aconite, 2 liang of Tiantai Wuyao, 1 sheng of black soybeans, 2 liang of Polygonum multiflorum, 5 pieces of pig’s-tooth soapberry (soaked in hot water, peel and string removed), and 50 black plums (the “turtle skirt” variety, pitted).
Source
From *The Pocket Formulary*, Volume 1, citing *Formulas from the Danliao Clinic*.
Processing
Coarsely chop the ingredients to the size of a fingertip. Soak them overnight in 2 sheng each of ash-free wine and strong vinegar. Simmer in a porcelain or earthenware pot over low heat until dry. Remove and sun-dry until charred. Separate the He Shou Wu and grind it into a powder. Boil it into a paste. Roast the remaining six ingredients until dry, grind them into a powder, and mix with the remaining wine and vinegar from the decoction, as well as the He Shou Wu paste, to form pills.
Benefits
For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with wine.
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Soapberry 6:1 Pills,For various wind-related disorders and cases where the muscles lack firmness.