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Taiyi White Pills,Eight types of abdominal distension; masses in the flanks resembling a basin; chest pain radiating to the back; a state of near-death with deep, aching pain;with tenesmus and bloating, belching, and extreme stiffness and pain in the neck; deafness, diabetes with diarrhea and dysentery, restlessness in the hands and feet, or swelling and edema, frequent and bitter urination that is scanty and incomplete, inability to eat or drink, shortness of breath with a tendency to drink fluids, occasional bouts of chills and oppression, cold in the lower abdomen, heat in the large intestine, confusion and forgetfulness, mental instability, five signs of sluggishness and six signs of urgency, failure to gain weight despite eating, and a sallow, dark complexion.

Formulas Name : Taiyi White Pills

Chinese Name : 太一白丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of wolfsbane, half liang of cassia bark, 1 liang of aconite root (roasted, peeled), 1 liang of aconite tuber (roasted, peeled), and 1 liang of peony root.

Source

From *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 19.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Eight types of abdominal distension; masses in the flanks resembling a basin; chest pain radiating to the back; a state of near-death with deep, aching pain;with tenesmus and bloating, belching, and extreme stiffness and pain in the neck; deafness, diabetes with diarrhea and dysentery, restlessness in the hands and feet, or swelling and edema, frequent and bitter urination that is scanty and incomplete, inability to eat or drink, shortness of breath with a tendency to drink fluids, occasional bouts of chills and oppression, cold in the lower abdomen, heat in the large intestine, confusion and forgetfulness, mental instability, five signs of sluggishness and six signs of urgency, failure to gain weight despite eating, and a sallow, dark complexion.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills in the morning and 3 pills in the evening, washed down with wine; discontinue when the fever subsides. Long-term use yields excellent results.

Taiyi White Pills,From *Qianjin Yi* (Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions), Volume 19.,Eight types of abdominal distension; masses in the flanks resembling a basin; chest pain radiating to the back; a state of near-death with deep, aching pain;with tenesmus and bloating, belching, and extreme stiffness and pain in the neck; deafness, diabetes with diarrhea and dysentery, restlessness in the hands and feet, or swelling and edema, frequent and bitter urination that is scanty and incomplete, inability to eat or drink, shortness of breath with a tendency to drink fluids, occasional bouts of chills and oppression, cold in the lower abdomen, heat in the large intestine, confusion and forgetfulness, mental instability, five signs of sluggishness and six signs of urgency, failure to gain weight despite eating, and a sallow, dark complexion.

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