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Tafu Pills,For edema with generalized swelling, shortness of breath, and difficulty urinating.

Formulas Name : Tafu Pills

Chinese Name : 塌腹丸

Drug Formulation

5 liang of red adzuki beans, 2 liang of aged tangerine peel (white pith removed), 1 liang of wood fragrant, 3 liang of Chinese pokeweed (finely chopped).

Source

From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with water to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For edema with generalized swelling, shortness of breath, and difficulty urinating.

Instructions for Use

Take 70–80 pills at a time, washed down with red adzuki bean soup.

Tafu Pills,From *Shenghui*, cited in Volume 3 of *Xiu Zhen*.,For edema with generalized swelling, shortness of breath, and difficulty urinating.

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