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Areca Nut and Lac Pills

Formulas Name : Areca Nut and Lac Pills

Chinese Name : 槟漆丸

Drug Formulation

1.5 liang of areca nut, half a liang of dried lacquer (burned until all smoke has dissipated), and 1 liang of gentian.

Source

Formula from *Ben Shi*, Volume 7; name cited in *Ben Shi Fang Shi Yi*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 10–15 pills at a time, swallowing them with boiled water.

Areca Nut and Lac Pills,Formula from *Ben Shi*, Volume 7; name cited in *Ben Shi Fang Shi Yi*, Volume 7.,

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