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Ghost’s Lament Pill

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Ghost’s Lament Pill,For malaria—regardless of whether attacks occur daily, every other day, or every three days; whether characterized by predominant cold or predominant heat; accompanied by headache and a thirst for cold drinks.

Formulas Name : Ghost’s Lament Pill

Chinese Name : 鬼哭丹

Drug Formulation

1 qian of Renyan (ground into a powder) and 1 liang of fresh mung beans (ground into a powder).

Source

From *Ben Shi*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 197.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then use water without sediment to form one pill the size of a soapberry seed; coat it with yellow丹 and air-dry it in the shade; for children, make the pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For malaria—regardless of whether attacks occur daily, every other day, or every three days; whether characterized by predominant cold or predominant heat; accompanied by headache and a thirst for cold drinks.

Instructions for Use

At the fifth watch on the day of the attack, take the medicine with dew collected from peach and willow branches.

Note

Avoid hot foods for half a day.

Ghost’s Lament Pill,From *Ben Shi*, cited in *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 197.,For malaria—regardless of whether attacks occur daily, every other day, or every three days; whether characterized by predominant cold or predominant heat; accompanied by headache and a thirst for cold drinks.

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