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Cinnamon Pills,For postpartum dysentery, cold accumulation, and abnormal uterine bleeding. For chronic cold accumulation unresponsive to other treatments.

Formulas Name : Cinnamon Pills

Chinese Name : 桂丸

Drug Formulation

Arsenic trioxide (ground), Cinnamon Bark, Euphorbia, Croton Seed (with seed coat removed and oil thoroughly drained), Clove, Frankincense, and Datura Flower (stir-fried with vinegar until charred)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Effective Prescriptions of Su and Shen*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of small mung beans.

Benefits

For postpartum dysentery, cold accumulation, and abnormal uterine bleeding. For chronic cold accumulation unresponsive to other treatments.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 pills per dose, washed down with warm water.

Cinnamon Pills,From *Effective Prescriptions of Su and Shen*, Volume 4.,For postpartum dysentery, cold accumulation, and abnormal uterine bleeding. For chronic cold accumulation unresponsive to other treatments.

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