Water-Directing Pills

Water-Directing Pills,For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.

Formulas Name : Water-Directing Pills

Chinese Name : 导水丸

Drug Formulation

Ginseng (root tip removed), Wood Fragrance, Clove, Areca Nut, Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), Fragrant White Angelica, Prunus mume Seed (skin removed), Eucommia (raw), Platycodon (root tip removed), Euphorbia,Alisma, Black Pharbitis (raw), Akebia, Cinnamomum camphora root, white bark of mulberry root, Rheum (wrapped in damp paper and steamed until tender), dried lacquer (stir-fried until all smoke has dissipated), Euphorbia (stir-fried with wheat bran until yellow), and white bark of elm root—all in equal parts.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 liang of the powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, and divide into 4 pills.

Benefits

For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill each time, chewed and swallowed with Schizonepeta tea just before bedtime.

Note

Avoid salt for 100 days and licorice for 3 days.

Water-Directing Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.,For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.

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