Sou Gan Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.，For various forms of wasting disease characterized by emaciation, failure to gain muscle mass, and a sallow, haggard complexion.
Sou Gan Pills
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Formulas Name : Sou Gan Pills
Chinese Name : 搜疳丸
Drug Formulation
Beijing-grown Curcuma zedoaria (wrapped in damp paper and roasted until fragrant, then chopped), 0.5 liang; Areca nut, 2.5 liang; Wood Fragrance, 2.5 liang; Cardamom (wrapped in flour and roasted until fragrant), 2.5 liang;2 liang and a half of Chebulic Myrobalan (roasted, pitted), 2 liang and a half of Angelica sinensis (washed in hot water), half a liang of Coptis chinensis (stems removed, lightly roasted), and half a liang of Sichuan Melia fruit pulp (roasted).
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 18.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from pig bile and water to form pills the size of millet grains.
Benefits
For various forms of wasting disease characterized by emaciation, failure to gain muscle mass, and a sallow, haggard complexion.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills at a time, washed down with warm rice water, at any time of day.
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Sou Gan Pills,For various forms of wasting disease characterized by emaciation, failure to gain muscle mass, and a sallow, haggard complexion.