Rhubarb 30 gm, Dried Ginger 30 gm, Croton Seed 30 gm (peeled and de-cored, boiled, and ground into a paste-like substance).

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

The above ingredients must be fresh and of high quality. First, grind rhubarb and dried ginger into powder, then grind croton seeds and mix them with the previous powder, pounding them together until fine. Alternatively, make into pills with refined honey and store them in a porcelain container, ensuring no air escapes. Take 3-4 pills the size of a soybean each time, swallowed with warm water. If the medicine does not go down, lift the head and pour it in to make it swallow. Relief should come shortly; if not, take 3 more pills. When the stomach rumbles, vomiting or diarrhea will occur, leading to recovery. If the mouth is clenched, it is necessary to break the teeth to administer the medicine.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expel cold accumulation.

bubble_chart Indications

Cold and solid accumulation stagnates internally, causing sudden distending pain in the chest and abdomen, pain as sharp as a needle prick, shortness of breath, lockjaw, and constipation.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula utilizes Croton Fruit, which is pungent and hot, for drastic purgation to open blockages; Dried Ginger, also pungent and hot, warms the middle to warm the spleen; Rhubarb Rhizoma, bitter and purgative, serves to counteract the toxicity of Croton Fruit's pungent heat and to assist Croton Fruit in purging and unblocking the bowels. Moreover, the cold nature of Rhubarb Rhizoma is greatly reduced by the heat of Croton Fruit and Dried Ginger. Thus, the combination of these three herbs achieves the effect of attacking and expelling cold accumulation.