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Chen Ai Pills,For purely yin-type toxic sores that are flat, sunken, and numb.

Formulas Name : Chen Ai Pills

Chinese Name : 陈艾丸

Drug Formulation

1–2 jin of Qi mugwort (harvested on the Dragon Boat Festival each year; the older, the better).

Source

*Insights into Medicine*, Volume 6.

Processing

Take the leaves to make moxa cones. Alternatively, add powdered musk, powdered frankincense, and realgar, then knead into pills.

Benefits

For purely yin-type toxic sores that are flat, sunken, and numb.

Instructions for Use

Moxibustion is performed on top of garlic; this is called the “Medicinal Mugwort Pill.”

Chen Ai Pills,*Insights into Medicine*, Volume 6.,For purely yin-type toxic sores that are flat, sunken, and numb.

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