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Dried Ginger Pills,Cold dysentery.

Formulas Name : Dried Ginger Pills

Chinese Name : 干姜丸

Drug Formulation

6 liang of malt powder, 6 liang of dried ginger, 3 qian of Angelica sinensis powder, 2 liang of Magnolia officinalis, 2 liang of ginseng, 2 liang of donkey-hide gelatin, 1.5 liang of licorice (roasted).

Source

*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 211, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Cold dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Boil the donkey-hide gelatin in 1 da sheng of water until dissolved; reduce the decoction to half a he, then form into pills the size of small beans and sun-dry them. Take 60–70 pills per dose; lightly moisten them with water, then coat them with dry flour to ensure an even, uniform layer. First, boil 1 sheng of water until it reaches a rolling boil; add the pills, immediately scoop them out with a spoon, and swallow them while still warm. Take three times a day and once at night.

Dried Ginger Pills,*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 211, citing *Zhou Hou Fang*.,Cold dysentery.

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