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Guolao Pills,For internal heat with bloody stools, or bleeding from hemorrhoids.

Formulas Name : Guolao Pills

Chinese Name : 国老丸

Drug Formulation

Raw licorice.

Source

From *Hui Zhi Tang Fang*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the above into a powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a water caltrop.

Benefits

For internal heat with bloody stools, or bleeding from hemorrhoids.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills at a time, washed down with clear broth. Recovery occurs on the same day.

Guolao Pills,From *Hui Zhi Tang Fang*, Volume 2.,For internal heat with bloody stools, or bleeding from hemorrhoids.

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