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Dingli Dan,For children with chronic diarrhea that has not healed.

Formulas Name : Dingli Dan

Chinese Name : 定痢丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Mitong, 1 liang of white alum, 1 liang of stannous oxide, 1 liang of orpiment (place in a new earthenware vessel, seal with a mixture of paper pulp and mud, and burn over alternating high and low heat until red; allow to cool, then remove and use the ash), 1 liang of dragon bone, and 1 liang of Coptis (ground into a fine powder).

Source

From *Selected Marvelous Ancient Formulas*, cited in Volume 396 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder; mix with millet rice pounded into a paste to form pills the size of a millet seed.

Benefits

For children with chronic diarrhea that has not healed.

Instructions for Use

Administer 5–7 pellets per dose. For bloody diarrhea, take with Coptis Decoction; for white diarrhea, take with Donkey-hide Gelatin Decoction; for a mixture of red and white, take with rice water.

Dingli Dan,From *Selected Marvelous Ancient Formulas*, cited in Volume 396 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For children with chronic diarrhea that has not healed.

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