Guaranteed-to-Work Pill

Guaranteed-to-Work Pill,Frequent episodes of bloody dysentery.

Formulas Name : Guaranteed-to-Work Pill

Chinese Name : 必效丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Sichuan Coptis, half a sheng of jujubes, 1 liang of dried ginger, and half a liang of alum.

Source

Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 29 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.

Processing

Place the ingredients in a clay pot, seal it tightly with a mixture of mud and salt, leaving a small opening. Heat over a charcoal fire until the smoke subsides, then remove and grind into a fine powder. Form into pills the size of millet grains using wheat flour paste.

Benefits

Frequent episodes of bloody dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with rice water.

Guaranteed-to-Work Pill,Formula by Zhang Huan, cited in Volume 29 of *The New Book on the Care of Infants*.,Frequent episodes of bloody dysentery.

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