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Tonifying and Draining Pills

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Tonifying and Draining Pills,Wind in the kidneys manifests as a white discoloration between the fingers.

Formulas Name : Tonifying and Draining Pills

Chinese Name : 补泻丸

Drug Formulation

Astragalus 1 liang, Akebia 5 qian, Licorice 5 qian, Black Aconite 5 qian, Mylabris 7 pieces (wings removed, stir-fried until black, then discarded).

Source

*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 4.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients; take 7 Mylabris beetles, remove their wings, and stir-fry them with the herbs until charred black; remove the beetles, grind the remainder into a powder, and form into pills using steamed bun dough as a binder.

Benefits

Wind in the kidneys manifests as a white discoloration between the fingers.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with salted water on an empty stomach.

Tonifying and Draining Pills,*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 4.,Wind in the kidneys manifests as a white discoloration between the fingers.

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