Zuo Jin Wan, Left Metal Pill

NPN 80093632

【Combination】

【Method】
Grind the medicinals into a crude powder. Use the powder to make pills with water or steam the powder into pills. Take 50 pills each time with warm water. (Modern use: take powder directly, 3~6g per time, twice a day. Otherwise, use water to decoct huang lian 6g and wu zhu yu 1g).

【Action】
Clears and drains liver fire, directs counterflow downward, and arrests vomiting.

【Indication】
This formula is indicated for liver fire invading the stomach, which causes burning pain in the rib-side, vomiting and bitter taste in the mouth, epigastric upset and acid swallowing, a red tongue with yellow coating, and a wiry, rapid pulse.