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Detoxifying and Plague-Repelling Pill

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Detoxifying and Plague-Repelling Pill,For wind-cold common colds in all four seasons, accompanied by headache and fever, as well as epidemic diseases, mountain mists, and miasma.

Formulas Name : Detoxifying and Plague-Repelling Pill

Chinese Name : 解毒辟瘟丹

Drug Formulation

10 liang of Atractylodes lancea, 4 liang of Magnolia officinalis (stir-fried with ginger juice), 3 liang of dried tangerine peel, 2 liang of roasted licorice root, 6 liang of Perilla frutescens leaves, 4 liang of Agastache rugosa, 6 liang of Notopterygium incisum, 6 liang of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 4 liang of Asarum sieboldii, 4 liang of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 3 liang of Angelica dahurica, 5 liang of gypsum, 4 liang of hawthorn pulp,barley malt 4 liang (roasted), trichosanthes peel 2 liang (roasted), scutellaria 6 liang, cimicifuga 3 liang, black gardenia 3 liang, shenqu 8 liang.

Source

From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with Shenqu paste to form pills the size of a marble, or alternatively, the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For wind-cold common colds in all four seasons, accompanied by headache and fever, as well as epidemic diseases, mountain mists, and miasma.

Instructions for Use

Take with a decoction of ginger and scallions.

Detoxifying and Plague-Repelling Pill,From *Yifang Yijian*, Volume 4.,For wind-cold common colds in all four seasons, accompanied by headache and fever, as well as epidemic diseases, mountain mists, and miasma.

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