Alum Pills

Alum Pills,For water-related disorders.

Formulas Name : Alum Pills

Chinese Name : 矾石丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of white alum (ground), 1 fen of realgar (ground), 1 fen of cinnabar (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with millet rice to form pills the size of mung beans, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For water-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 to 9 pills per dose, washed down with ginger tea before meals. Take twice daily.

Alum Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.,For water-related disorders.

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