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Cao Wu Pills,Beriberi.

Formulas Name : Cao Wu Pills

Chinese Name : 草乌丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root 5 liang (soaked in water for 2 days; raw; peel removed; sliced; stir-fried with salt and oil until reddish-brown), Whole Scorpions 5–7.

Source

Formula by Ding Zhongxin, cited in Volume 1 of *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; prepare a clear paste by boiling water, allow it to cool, then add a small amount of musk and roll into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills each time, on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine.

Cao Wu Pills,Formula by Ding Zhongxin, cited in Volume 1 of *Collected Effective Formulas of the Zhu Family*.,Beriberi.

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