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Water-Infused Snow Pill

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Water-Infused Snow Pill,For spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal distension, and reduced appetite; in severe cases, edema.

Formulas Name : Water-Infused Snow Pill

Chinese Name : 水沃雪丹

Drug Formulation

Aconite root 4 liang (remove the skin and navel, slice into pieces; add 4 sheng of adzuki beans and 1 dou of water; boil until the water is completely evaporated; remove the aconite root and grind into a powder).

Source

*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.

Processing

Boil with the natural juice of fresh ginger to form a paste, then shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal distension, and reduced appetite; in severe cases, edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with dried tangerine peel decoction.

Water-Infused Snow Pill,*Ji Feng*, Volume 12.,For spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal distension, and reduced appetite; in severe cases, edema.

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