Water Palace Pill，*Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 7.，For women suffering from chronic deficiency and accumulated cold, absent menstruation, masses and lumps, sudden and severe abdominal pain, and various ailments resulting in emaciation.
Water Palace Pill
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Formulas Name : Water Palace Pill
Chinese Name : 水府丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang and a half of calcined and ground Hua Rui Shi, half a liang of realgar (separated by paper and rinsed with boiling water to extract the white residue), 1 liang of cinnamon bark (ground separately),1 liang of Frankincense, 1 liang of Dried Ginger, 2 liang of Cardamom, half a liang of Red Beans, 100 Mylabris beetles, 7 dog gallbladders from the 12th lunar month, 1 sheng of fresh Rehmannia root juice, 1 sheng of children’s urine, and 300 snake-green beetles (remove the heads, legs, and wings from both the Mylabris beetles and snake-green beetles; stir-fry them together with 1 sheng of glutinous rice until golden yellow; discard the rice).
Source
*Effective Prescriptions for Women*, Volume 7.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Simmer the three juices together to form a paste, then mix the paste with the powder to form pills the size of a chicken’s head, and coat them with cinnabar.
Benefits
For women suffering from chronic deficiency and accumulated cold, absent menstruation, masses and lumps, sudden and severe abdominal pain, and various ailments resulting in emaciation.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill at a time; chew it until broken up and swallow it with warm wine before meals; rice porridge may also be used.
Note
Pregnant women should not take this.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Water Palace Pill,For women suffering from chronic deficiency and accumulated cold, absent menstruation, masses and lumps, sudden and severe abdominal pain, and various ailments resulting in emaciation.