Tongcao Pills，Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 8 of *Wai Tai*.，For abdominal masses, retained fluid, undigested food, and alternating chills and fever with restlessness and constipation.
Tongcao Pills
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Formulas Name : Tongcao Pills
Chinese Name : 通草丸
Drug Formulation
1 liang of pepper seeds, 1 liang of processed Aconite root, 1 liang of washed Pinellia tuber, 1 liang of roasted Magnolia bark, 5 liang of sodium silicate, 9 liang of rhubarb, 3 liang of boiled Lepidium seed, and 3 liang of apricot kernels (with skin and tips removed).
Source
Quoted from *Shenshi Fang* in Volume 8 of *Wai Tai*.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder. Separately, pound the she-poppy and apricot kernels into a paste. Combine the paste with the powder and mix with honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For abdominal masses, retained fluid, undigested food, and alternating chills and fever with restlessness and constipation.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 pills per dose.
Note
Avoid pork, mutton, and malt syrup.
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Tongcao Pills,For abdominal masses, retained fluid, undigested food, and alternating chills and fever with restlessness and constipation.