formula | Six-Ingredient Pill Liu Wu Wan |
source | Puji Fang Volume 176, Citing Taiping Shenghui Fang |
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bubble_chart Composition Trichosanthes root 2.5 gm, Ophiopogon (de-cored) 1.8 gm, Anemarrhena 1.5 gm, Ginseng, Sophora powder, and Trichosanthes root, each 30 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind into a fine powder, mix with ox gall to form pills, as big as a phoenix tree seed. Take 20 pills each time, administer 3 times a day, with wheat porridge juice. If no effect, increase to 30 pills.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Tonifying qi and producing fluid.
bubble_chart Indications
Consumptive thirst.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
For dry throat, add Ophiopogon Tuber; for dry tongue, add Anemarrhena; for fullness under the ribs, add Ginseng; for frequent urination, add Trichosanthes Root; each 7.5 grams.