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Trichosanthes and Dianthus Pill

金匱要略湯劑
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Source
金匱要略
Original text
-- For difficult urination with water qi, and the person is thirsty, Gualou Qumai Wan governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))
Composition
Gualougen 2 liang, Fuling 3 liang, Shuyu 3 liang, Fuzi 1 piece (roasted), Qumai 1 liang. The above five ingredients, grind into powder, knead with refined honey into pills the size of wutong seeds; take three pills with a drink, three times daily; if no effect, increase to seven or eight pills, with free urination and warmth in the abdomen as the sign of efficacy.
Preparation
The above five ingredients, grind into powder, knead with refined honey into pills the size of wutong seeds; take three pills with a drink, three times daily; if no effect, increase to seven or eight pills, with free urination and warmth in the abdomen as the sign of efficacy.
Form
湯劑
Function
Transform qi, disinhibit water, and moisten dryness.
Traditional indications
When the kidney fails to transform qi, water qi collects internally, urination is difficult, and the person suffers from thirst.