Trichosanthes Pill

Trichosanthes Pill,For the three types of wasting diseases.

Formulas Name : Trichosanthes Pill

Chinese Name : 瓜蒌丸

Drug Formulation

Trichosanthes root (thinly sliced, mixed with human breast milk and steamed, then mixed with bamboo sap and sun-dried).

Source

From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 33.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

For the three types of wasting diseases.

Instructions for Use

Make into pellets the size of a marble and let them dissolve in the mouth; or make into pills the size of mung beans, taking 100 pills per dose with rice water.

Trichosanthes Pill,From *Jiyang Gangmu*, Volume 33.,For the three types of wasting diseases.

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