Water Smartweed Pill

Water Smartweed Pill,For wasting disease and emaciation, accompanied by bloody diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Water Smartweed Pill

Chinese Name : 水蓼丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of snake shed, 1 liang of water lily seed shells (both ingredients charred until their essence remains), 1 fen of ox bile (ground separately into a powder), half a liang of Coptis chinensis, half a liang of water smartweed (roasted), half a liang of cinnabar (ground), 1 fen of aloe vera (ground), and 1 fen of borax (ground).

Source

From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and mix with soft rice to form pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For wasting disease and emaciation, accompanied by bloody diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills at a time, washed down with musk decoction, at any time of day.

Water Smartweed Pill,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 12).,For wasting disease and emaciation, accompanied by bloody diarrhea.

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