Xiangshu Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 15.，For hernias caused by cold or heat, accompanied by swelling and pain in the kidneys.
Xiangshu Pills
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Formulas Name : Xiangshu Pills
Chinese Name : 香术丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of Atractylodes lancea (soaked overnight in rice washing water, sun-dried; then pound and stir-fry with half a jin of fresh ginger and 4 liang of scallion whites; once dry, discard the ginger and scallions), half a jin of aniseed (soaked in 4 liang of fresh ginger juice for 1–2 nights, then stir-fried with salt until dry), and 4 liang of Evodia fruit (soaked in hot water, then stir-fried).
Source
From *The Mystic Pearl of the Red Water*, Volume 15.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a powder; pound the scallion whites into a paste; form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
For hernias caused by cold or heat, accompanied by swelling and pain in the kidneys.
Instructions for Use
Take 50 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted broth on an empty stomach.
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Xiangshu Pills,For hernias caused by cold or heat, accompanied by swelling and pain in the kidneys.