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Three Mothers and Five Seeds Pill

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Three Mothers and Five Seeds Pill,For leprosy and madness.

Formulas Name : Three Mothers and Five Seeds Pill

Chinese Name : 三母五子丹

Drug Formulation

Ligusticum wallichii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Fritillaria thunbergii, Sophora japonica seeds, Xanthium sibiricum seeds, Vitex negundo seeds, Sapindus mukorossi seeds, and Arctium lappa seeds—all in equal parts.

Source

*Resolving the Source of the Origin*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; for every 1 liang, add 1 qian of tiger shin bone, calcined until its properties are preserved; mix with white wine to form a paste and roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For leprosy and madness.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine.

Three Mothers and Five Seeds Pill,*Resolving the Source of the Origin*, Volume 4.,For leprosy and madness.

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