Soapberry and Kusan Shen Pills，From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 73.，For itchy sores caused by millet-seed dermatitis, where the skin has become snake-like after many years.
Soapberry and Kusan Shen Pills
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Formulas Name : Soapberry and Kusan Shen Pills
Chinese Name : 皂角苦参丸
Drug Formulation
1 jin of Sophora flavescens, 12 liang of Schizonepeta tenuifolia, 6 liang of Angelica dahurica, 6 liang of the pulp of Xanthoceras fruit, 6 liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 5 liang of large soapberry, 5 liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 5 liang of Angelica sinensis, 5 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (raw), 5 liang of large sesame seeds, 5 liang of Lycium barbarum,Burdock Seeds (roasted) 5 liang, Wilfordia 5 liang, Whole Scorpion 5 liang, White Aconite Root 5 liang, Tribulus (roasted, thorns removed) 5 liang, Dehuo 5 liang, Sichuan Achyranthes 5 liang, Wild Aconite (soaked in hot water, peel removed) 3 liang, Atractylodes (soaked in rice washing water, roasted) 3 liang, Forsythia (core removed) 3 liang,Tianma 3 liang, Vitex fruit 3 liang, Qiangfeng 3 liang, Qingfeng藤 3 liang, Licorice 3 liang, Eucommia (roasted with butter) 3 liang, White-flowered Snake (sliced, roasted with butter until golden) 2 liang, Amomum (roasted) 2 liang, Ginseng 1 liang.
Source
From *The Golden Mirror*, Volume 73.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a thick paste of old rice and vinegar to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For itchy sores caused by millet-seed dermatitis, where the skin has become snake-like after many years.
Instructions for Use
Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine before or after meals.
Note
Avoid exposure to wind and restrict diet.
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Soapberry and Kusan Shen Pills,For itchy sores caused by millet-seed dermatitis, where the skin has become snake-like after many years.