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Elephant Bean Pills,Effective for all types of dysentery and rectal prolapse.

Formulas Name : Elephant Bean Pills

Chinese Name : 象豆丸

Drug Formulation

Ketu藤子 (also known as Xiangdou, native to Guangnan; resembles the vine of Tongzhou, purple-black in color).

Source

Quoted from *Jubao Fang* in Volume 29 of *Youyou Xinshu*.

Processing

Treats white dysentery: grind the kernel, roast it in a silver vessel over fire until brown, sift into a fine powder, mix with steamed bun broth, knead until firm, and form into pills the size of a pea; then bake.

Benefits

Effective for all types of dysentery and rectal prolapse.

Instructions for Use

Take 15–20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with uncooked rice water. For bloody dysentery, parasitic infections, the five types of hemorrhoids, and rectal prolapse, grind the above ingredients into a powder; take 2 qian per dose, mixed with hot wine.

Elephant Bean Pills,Quoted from *Jubao Fang* in Volume 29 of *Youyou Xinshu*.,Effective for all types of dysentery and rectal prolapse.

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