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Ash from Tangled Hair Pills,For various types of “corpse-ghost” afflictions and sudden onset of heart pain.

Formulas Name : Ash from Tangled Hair Pills

Chinese Name : 乱发灰丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of ash from tangled hair (finely ground), half a liang of Cinnamomum cassia bark, 1 liang of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow).

Source

Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 56; name cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 237.

Processing

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

Benefits

For various types of “corpse-ghost” afflictions and sudden onset of heart pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills at a time, washed down with warm wine, at any time of day.

Ash from Tangled Hair Pills,Formula from *Shenghui*, Volume 56; name cited in *Puji Fang*, Volume 237.,For various types of “corpse-ghost” afflictions and sudden onset of heart pain.

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