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Cinnabar and White Lead Powder Pills,For intermittent dysentery, where symptoms alternately subside and recur.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and White Lead Powder Pills

Chinese Name : 丹粉丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar (ground) half liang, zinc oxide 3 qian, talcum powder 4 qian, lead丹 4 qian, white alum ash 3 qian, sodium carbonate (ground) 2 qian, arsenic trioxide (ground) 2 qian (for those treated with hidden fire).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 77.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients together again until uniform, soak in water, and shape into pills the size of a pea using the soft center of steamed buns.

Benefits

For intermittent dysentery, where symptoms alternately subside and recur.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose, washed down with cold noodle soup. Adjust the dosage according to the patient’s condition (deficiency or excess).

Cinnabar and White Lead Powder Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 77.,For intermittent dysentery, where symptoms alternately subside and recur.

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