Three-Ingredient Anise Pills，From *Bai Yi*, Volume 15.，When both the kidneys and the bladder are deficient, pathogenic factors coalesce to form a cold hernia, which remains latent and fails to dissipate,causing cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen; one testicle is noticeably larger; the scrotum is swollen and distended; a sensation of heaviness and dragging intensifies, hindering walking; persistent itching; occasional discharge of yellow fluid, which may develop into sores; or the growth of abnormal tissue that fails to heal despite repeated treatments, leading to obstruction of the Kidney meridian, blockage of the flow of yin and yang, swelling of the external testicles, which become cold and hard as stone, and gradually enlarge.
Three-Ingredient Anise Pills
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Formulas Name : Three-Ingredient Anise Pills
Chinese Name : 三增茴香丸
Drug Formulation
Fennel (imported variety; stir-fry with half a liang of sea salt until golden brown; weigh together with the salt) 1 liang, Sichuan melia fruit (roasted, pitted) 1 liang, sand ginseng (washed, chopped) 1 liang,Wood Fragrance (washed) 1 liang, Piper longum 1 liang, Areca nut half a liang, Poria cocos 4 liang (small, firm, and solid; remove the black skin), Black Aconite half a liang (roasted, remove the skin and navel before weighing; or increase to 1 liang).
Source
From *Bai Yi*, Volume 15.
Benefits
When both the kidneys and the bladder are deficient, pathogenic factors coalesce to form a cold hernia, which remains latent and fails to dissipate,causing cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen; one testicle is noticeably larger; the scrotum is swollen and distended; a sensation of heaviness and dragging intensifies, hindering walking; persistent itching; occasional discharge of yellow fluid, which may develop into sores; or the growth of abnormal tissue that fails to heal despite repeated treatments, leading to obstruction of the Kidney meridian, blockage of the flow of yin and yang, swelling of the external testicles, which become cold and hard as stone, and gradually enlarge.
Instructions for Use
Formula 1: Grind into a fine powder. Mix with rice flour boiled in water to form a thick paste, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 20 pills each time, washed down with warm wine or salted water, on an empty stomach before meals, three times daily. For mild cases, this single formula should suffice. Once its efficacy is exhausted, proceed to Formula 2.Formula 2: Combine the herbs listed in the previous formula with the following, totaling 6 ingredients weighing 5 liang and a half. Grind into a fine powder, form into pills using the same method as before, and take several doses with hot water. If the condition remains severe and has not improved, proceed to Formula 3. Formula 3: Combine the herbs listed in the previous formulas with the following, totaling 8 ingredients weighing 10 liang. Form into pills using the same method as before, and take several doses with hot water, increasing the dose to 30 pills. Whether the condition is acute or chronic, severe or mild, it can be cured with no more than these three formulas.
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Three-Ingredient Anise Pills,When both the kidneys and the bladder are deficient, pathogenic factors coalesce to form a cold hernia, which remains latent and fails to dissipate,causing cramping pain in the umbilical region and abdomen; one testicle is noticeably larger; the scrotum is swollen and distended; a sensation of heaviness and dragging intensifies, hindering walking; persistent itching; occasional discharge of yellow fluid, which may develop into sores; or the growth of abnormal tissue that fails to heal despite repeated treatments, leading to obstruction of the Kidney meridian, blockage of the flow of yin and yang, swelling of the external testicles, which become cold and hard as stone, and gradually enlarge.