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Crane-Louse Pills,A patient who has long suffered from heart pain caused by parasites, vomiting water, and an inability to eat.

Formulas Name : Crane-Louse Pills

Chinese Name : 鹤虱丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of crane lice, 1 liang of Aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Wolf’s Tooth, 1 liang of Areca nut, 1 liang of dried lacquer (crushed and stir-fried until smoke rises), 1 liang of White Atractylodes, 1 liang of Licorice root (roasted until slightly reddish, then coarsely chopped), 1 liang of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, then baked),3 fen of dried ginger (cracked and chopped), 3 fen of Evodia fruit (soaked in boiling water 7 times, dried in an oven, and lightly stir-fried), 1.5 liang of wolf’s-tooth (chopped, mixed with vinegar, and stir-fried until yellow).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 43.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

A patient who has long suffered from heart pain caused by parasites, vomiting water, and an inability to eat.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with congee or broth, at any time of day.

Crane-Louse Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 43.,A patient who has long suffered from heart pain caused by parasites, vomiting water, and an inability to eat.

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