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Four Sages Life-Preserving Pill

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Four Sages Life-Preserving Pill,Leprosy-wind.

Formulas Name : Four Sages Life-Preserving Pill

Chinese Name : 四圣保命丹

Drug Formulation

5 qian of rhubarb, 8 liang of Phellodendron bark, 4 liang of Sophora flavescens, 4 liang of Schizonepeta, 1 dried toad (calcined), 5 qian of Trichosanthes root, 5 qian of Saposhnikovia root, and 2 qian of mercury oxide.

Source

From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 30.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder.

Benefits

Leprosy-wind.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with 1 zhan of clear tea water. Take one dose on an empty stomach, at noon, and before bedtime. After 5–7 days of treatment, foul-smelling yellow phlegm will first emerge from between the teeth, accompanied by pain throughout the body; subsequently, pus and blood will be passed in the stool, and the root of the disease will be completely eradicated.

Four Sages Life-Preserving Pill,From *The Mystic Pearl of Chishui*, Volume 30.,Leprosy-wind.

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