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Substitute for Diding Pills

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Substitute for Diding Pills,The Taiyang exterior syndrome persists, accompanied by phlegm-heat within the meridians; the pulse is faint and deep, yet there is no chest constriction. The patient exhibits mania due to heat in the lower jiao; the lower abdomen should be hard and distended, and urination is spontaneous.

Formulas Name : Substitute for Diding Pills

Chinese Name : 代抵当丸

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb (washed with wine) 4 liang, sodium silicate 1 liang, Pangolin Scale 1 liang (stir-fried with clam powder), Night-Bright Sand 1 liang (rinsed and roasted), Curcuma 1 liang (roasted with vinegar), Cinnamon Bark 1 liang (coarse bark removed), Angelica Root Tails (steamed with wine) 1 liang, Safflower (stir-fried with wine) 7 qian, Peach Kernels (with skin and tips intact; ground separately when used raw) 70 pieces.

Source

*Treatise on Cold and Heat Disorders*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

The Taiyang exterior syndrome persists, accompanied by phlegm-heat within the meridians; the pulse is faint and deep, yet there is no chest constriction. The patient exhibits mania due to heat in the lower jiao; the lower abdomen should be hard and distended, and urination is spontaneous.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with ginger decoction.

Substitute for Diding Pills,*Treatise on Cold and Heat Disorders*, Volume 4.,The Taiyang exterior syndrome persists, accompanied by phlegm-heat within the meridians; the pulse is faint and deep, yet there is no chest constriction. The patient exhibits mania due to heat in the lower jiao; the lower abdomen should be hard and distended, and urination is spontaneous.

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