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Bai Zhu Pills,Damp-heat descending to the lower burner.

Formulas Name : Bai Zhu Pills

Chinese Name : 柏术丸

Drug Formulation

Phellodendron bark (stir-fried with wine) 4 liang, Sichuan Achyranthes root (stir-fried with wine) 3 liang, Atractylodes (processed) 4 liang, Papaya 2 liang.

Source

*Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Damp-heat descending to the lower burner.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–4 qian per dose, washed down with lightly salted water.

Bai Zhu Pills,*Compilation of Wu’s Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.,Damp-heat descending to the lower burner.

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