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Black Wood Pill,To treat visceral toxins, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, fistulas, and bloody diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Black Wood Pill

Chinese Name : 乌木丹

Drug Formulation

4 liang of paper mulberry seeds (use those that are just ripe and have a reddish tinge; soak in strong vinegar for 7 days, remove, and roast); 2 liang of Atractylodes lancea (soak in rice wash for 5 days, remove, peel off the black skin, and roast); 2 liang of Aconite (roasted).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 296.

Processing

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

Benefits

To treat visceral toxins, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, fistulas, and bloody diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach with wine; rice water may also be used.

Black Wood Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 296.,To treat visceral toxins, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, fistulas, and bloody diarrhea.

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