Sōuyǐn Pills

Sōuyǐn Pills,Phlegm-fluid retention.

Formulas Name : Sōuyǐn Pills

Chinese Name : 搜饮丸

Drug Formulation

1 papaya; raw white alum and Pinellia fermented rice, each in equal parts.

Source

Formula from Minister of the Secretariat Yuwen, cited in Volume 5 of *Bai Yi*.

Processing

Cut off the top of the papaya and remove the seeds, shaping it into a small jar. Grind the white alum and Pinellia fermented powder into a fine powder, fill the papaya with the mixture, secure the top with the original cut-off piece, and tie it tightly with hemp thread. Steam it twice over a rice steamer until soft, then grind it into a paste. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using day-old steamed buns.

Benefits

Phlegm-fluid retention.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea, at any time of day.

Sōuyǐn Pills,Formula from Minister of the Secretariat Yuwen, cited in Volume 5 of *Bai Yi*.,Phlegm-fluid retention.

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