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Four True Pills

Formulas Name : Four True Pills

Chinese Name : 四真丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Angelica sinensis (weighed after drying), 2 liang of Rehmannia glutinosa (weighed after drying), 1 liang of Schisandra chinensis (Northern variety), and 1 liang of Panax ginseng.

Source

*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 219.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, swallowed with rice water before meals.

Four True Pills,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 219.,

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