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Crow’s Gall Pills,For the early stages of dysentery with excess pathogenic factors causing abdominal pain, where the condition has not resolved despite treatment to eliminate food stagnation.

Formulas Name : Crow’s Gall Pills

Chinese Name : 鸦胆丸

Drug Formulation

Raven’s Gall (shell removed, skin pounded off) 1 qian, Venus Clam (stir-fried with vinegar) 3 fen, Dried Alum 3 fen, Sichuan Coptis (stir-fried) 3 fen.

Source

*Yidi*, Volume 7.

Processing

Form into pills the size of mung beans using a flour paste, and coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For the early stages of dysentery with excess pathogenic factors causing abdominal pain, where the condition has not resolved despite treatment to eliminate food stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take 11–12 pills per dose, wrapped in salted plum peel, dried longan flesh, or banana seed pulp before swallowing; relief is immediate.

Crow’s Gall Pills,*Yidi*, Volume 7.,For the early stages of dysentery with excess pathogenic factors causing abdominal pain, where the condition has not resolved despite treatment to eliminate food stagnation.

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