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Ivory Pill,A bone is lodged in the throat and cannot be dislodged.

Formulas Name : Ivory Pill

Chinese Name : 象牙丸

Drug Formulation

1 fen of ivory shavings, 1 fen of cuttlefish bone (with the shell removed), 1 fen of aged tangerine peel (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, and roasted).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 124.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use thick malt syrup prepared on Cold Food Day to form pills the size of a chicken’s head.

Benefits

A bone is lodged in the throat and cannot be dislodged.

Instructions for Use

Hold in the mouth until dissolved, then swallow the saliva.

Ivory Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 124.,A bone is lodged in the throat and cannot be dislodged.

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