Spotted Chicken Pills，*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.，For chronic scrofula that has not healed for many years.
Spotted Chicken Pills
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Formulas Name : Spotted Chicken Pills
Chinese Name : 斑鸡丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Mylabris, 4 liang of Peppermint.
Source
*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with egg white to form pills the size of mung beans.
Benefits
For chronic scrofula that has not healed for many years.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose on an empty stomach, half-empty stomach, or at bedtime, washed down with tea. Increase the dose by 1 pill daily until reaching 5 pills; then decrease by 1 pill daily until reaching 1 pill; then increase by 1 pill daily again until reaching 5 pills, after which continue taking 5 pills daily. The treatment is effective when pain is felt below the navel and foul substances are expelled in the urine.If constipation occurs, eat a small amount of scallions or tea; or take one black chicken egg, pierce a small hole in the top, stir well, insert one blister beetle into the hole, seal it with paper, steam until cooked, remove the blister beetle, and eat the egg—one per day—taking it with a decoction of the “Five Accumulations Powder” (生料五积散). After no more than 4–5 doses, the abscess will heal in cases where it has already ruptured, and the swelling will dissipate in cases where it has not yet ruptured.
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Spotted Chicken Pills,For chronic scrofula that has not healed for many years.