The “Ten Thousand Cups Without Drunkenness” Pill，From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4, citing *The Immortal’s Formula for Planting Apricots*.，
The “Ten Thousand Cups Without Drunkenness” Pill
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Formulas Name : The “Ten Thousand Cups Without Drunkenness” Pill
Chinese Name : 万杯不醉丹
Drug Formulation
4 liang of white kudzu root (soaked in salt water for one day and one night, then removed and sun-dried), 1 liang of ginkgo buds (the green buds inside the ginkgo nuts, soaked in honey water for one day, then roasted dry in an earthenware pot), 4 liang of fine bud tea, 4 liang of mung bean flowers (air-dried), 1 liang of kudzu flowers (soaked in children’s urine for 7 days, then roasted), 4 liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in salt water for one day, then roasted),chrysanthemum stigmas (unopened green chrysanthemum buds) 4 liang, pea flowers 5 qian, genuine ox gallstone 1 qian, rock salt 4 liang (boiled in an ox gallbladder for the duration of one incense stick; use together with the gallbladder membrane).
Source
From *The Treasure of Eastern Medicine: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 4, citing *The Immortal’s Formula for Planting Apricots*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and use a cow’s gallbladder to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Instructions for Use
When half-drunk, swallow one pill, and the effects of the alcohol will dissipate. Take another dose when drinking again; by doing so, one will remain sober for years.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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The “Ten Thousand Cups Without Drunkenness” Pill