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Cinnamon and Pepper Pills,Chronic heart pain.

Formulas Name : Cinnamon and Pepper Pills

Chinese Name : 桂椒丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon bark (with coarse outer bark removed): 1 fen; black pepper (roasted): 49 grains; croton seeds: 7 grains (remove skin and membrane, grind until all oil is extracted); blister beetles: 7 (remove head, legs, and wings; roast).

Source

From *The Complete Collection of Holy Remedies* (Shengji Zonglu), Volume 55.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from noodles boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a sesame seed, then air-dry.

Benefits

Chronic heart pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills each time, with warm wine after breakfast and dinner, and before bedtime; for women, take with vinegar-flavored broth.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Cinnamon and Pepper Pills,From *The Complete Collection of Holy Remedies* (Shengji Zonglu), Volume 55.,Chronic heart pain.

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