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Ghost-Slaying Pill,For a woman with a “ghost fetus,” as if she were carrying a jar.

Formulas Name : Ghost-Slaying Pill

Chinese Name : 斩鬼丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Evodia fruit, 1 liang of Sichuan Aconite, 1 liang of white silkworm pupae (roasted), 1 liang of Gentiana, 1 liang of Bupleurum, 1 liang of Morinda root (core removed), 1 liang of Croton seed (oil not removed), and 1 liang of Datura flower.

Source

*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 8.

Processing

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

Benefits

For a woman with a “ghost fetus,” as if she were carrying a jar.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills per dose, washed down with honey wine. Once the harmful substance is expelled, the condition is cured.

Ghost-Slaying Pill,*Essentials for Expanding the Lineage*, Volume 8.,For a woman with a “ghost fetus,” as if she were carrying a jar.

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