Cinnabar Universal-Effect Pills，From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 11).，For children with accumulated dysentery, chronic dysentery, stagnant dysentery, and all other forms of dysentery that have persisted for many days without healing.
Cinnabar Universal-Effect Pills
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar Universal-Effect Pills
Chinese Name : 朱砂万应丸
Drug Formulation
1 qian of cinnabar powder, 1 qian of realgar powder, 7 croton seeds (peeled and membrane removed), and wax approximately the size of 2 jujubes.
Source
From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 11).
Processing
First melt the wax in a crucible; add the croton seeds and simmer until they turn black and charred. Discard the croton seeds, then add the two ingredients listed above, stir until thoroughly mixed, and allow to solidify into pills.
Benefits
For children with accumulated dysentery, chronic dysentery, stagnant dysentery, and all other forms of dysentery that have persisted for many days without healing.
Instructions for Use
To use, roll into pills the size of mung beans; take 2 pills per dose. For white dysentery, take with mugwort decoction; for red dysentery, take with Coptis decoction; for mixed red and white dysentery, take with Coptis and mugwort decoction; for dysentery caused by undigested food and water, take with fresh water. Take before breastfeeding or feeding.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Cinnabar Universal-Effect Pills,For children with accumulated dysentery, chronic dysentery, stagnant dysentery, and all other forms of dysentery that have persisted for many days without healing.