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Danshen Pills

Formulas Name : Danshen Pills

Chinese Name : 丹参丸

Drug Formulation

Salvia miltiorrhiza (cleaned) 4 liang (soaked in wine overnight, then sun-dried), Large-leaf Ligusticum 1.5 liang, Angelica sinensis root (soaked in wine) 2 liang (cleaned), Tiantai Wuyao 1 liang, Cyperus rotundus 3 liang (soaked in a child’s urine, stir-fried 7 times; use only 1 liang of the cleaned powder).

Source

From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 20.

Processing

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

Instructions for Use

Take 70 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine.

Danshen Pills，From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 20.，

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 20, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 20, 2026

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