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Soapberry Thorn Pills,For hemorrhoids accompanied by pain and itching.

Formulas Name : Soapberry Thorn Pills

Chinese Name : 皂角刺丸

Drug Formulation

Soapberry seeds 2 liang (charred until only the essence remains), Fangfeng 7 qian and a half, Sophora flower 7 qian and a half, Cnidium monnieri 3 qian, white alum (dried) 3 qian, white tribulus (roasted, thorns removed) 3 qian, Sophora pod 3 qian, Notopterygium root half a liang, bee hive (roasted until charred) 5 fen, gallnut 5 fen, Trifoliate orange peel (roasted).

Source

*Yi Tong*, Volume 74.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with vinegar and mung bean starch to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For hemorrhoids accompanied by pain and itching.

Instructions for Use

Take 50 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with a decoction of Chinese toon root. Additionally, use warm children’s urine mixed with white alum powder to wash the anal area.

Soapberry Thorn Pills,*Yi Tong*, Volume 74.,For hemorrhoids accompanied by pain and itching.

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