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Ergan Dan,Persistent, unexplained malnutrition-related dysentery.

Formulas Name : Ergan Dan

Chinese Name : 二肝丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Didancao, 1 liang of Jiujie Changpu, 1 liang of Loulu, half a liang of Hu Huanglian, half a liang of Diyu (ground into powder), 1 liang of chicken liver, and 1 liang of pork liver (cooked with a pinch of salt along with the other ingredients).

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 24 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Benefits

Persistent, unexplained malnutrition-related dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Pound the ingredients in a mortar with 200 strokes until a paste forms, then roll into pills the size of millet grains. Take 10 pills each time, washed down with musk soup before meals.

Ergan Dan,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 24 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.,Persistent, unexplained malnutrition-related dysentery.

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