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Boiled Rock Salt Pills,For spleen-related diarrhea that has persisted for years without response to treatment.

Formulas Name : Boiled Rock Salt Pills

Chinese Name : 水煮青盐丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (raw, peeled, navel removed, coarsely chopped, stir-fried) 1 liang; Ginseng (root base removed) 1 liang; Beijing Curcuma (roasted) 1 liang;Cinnamon Bark (coarse bark removed, not exposed to direct flame) 1 liang, Frankincense (wrapped in damp paper and steamed) 1 liang, Deer Antler (roasted, dehaired, and soaked in wine) 1 liang, Cardamom 1 liang, Curcuma zedoaria (raw) 1 liang, Amomum villosum 1 liang, Imported Fennel 1 liang, Yangqishi (simmered in one zhan of wine until dry, then ground separately) 1 liang,Sichuan pepper 2 liang (remove the seeds and close the pods; stir-fry until sweating), aged tangerine peel 3 liang (remove the white pith), magnolia bark 4 liang (remove the outer bark; soak in ginger juice overnight; roast until dry).

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients, add 4 liang of rock salt, and soak in water until the liquid level is about one finger’s width above the herbs. Boil until the liquid is completely evaporated, then bake until dry. Grind into a fine powder. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a paste made from wine and boiled wheat flour.

Benefits

For spleen-related diarrhea that has persisted for years without response to treatment.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or salted broth before meals.

Boiled Rock Salt Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,For spleen-related diarrhea that has persisted for years without response to treatment.

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