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Cinnabar Pill,For chest pain due to qi stagnation, as well as hernias of the small intestine or bladder causing unrelenting pain.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar Pill

Chinese Name : 辰砂一粒丹

Drug Formulation

Aconite, Curcuma, and Dried Tangerine Peel, each in equal parts.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; form into pills the size of a jujube pit using vinegar paste as a binder; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For chest pain due to qi stagnation, as well as hernias of the small intestine or bladder causing unrelenting pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; men should take it with wine; women should take it with vinegar broth.

Cinnabar Pill,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For chest pain due to qi stagnation, as well as hernias of the small intestine or bladder causing unrelenting pain.

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