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Dingdou Pills

Formulas Name : Dingdou Pills

Chinese Name : 丁豆丸

Drug Formulation

Cardamom (baked in flour) and cloves (unroasted), each in equal parts.

Source

From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with jujube pulp boiled in ginger juice to form pills the size of small red beans.

Instructions for Use

Take 30–40 pills per dose, washed down with rice water before meals.

Dingdou Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,

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