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JianGu Pills,For extreme cold due to deficiency-consumptive disease, weakness of yang qi, frequent and slippery urination with dribbling, and for women with red or white vaginal discharge.

Formulas Name : JianGu Pills

Chinese Name : 坚固丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) and fennel seeds (roasted), each in equal parts.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from ginger juice to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For extreme cold due to deficiency-consumptive disease, weakness of yang qi, frequent and slippery urination with dribbling, and for women with red or white vaginal discharge.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine; for women with red or white vaginal discharge, take with vinegar-infused water. Increase the dose to 30 pills.

JianGu Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 92.,For extreme cold due to deficiency-consumptive disease, weakness of yang qi, frequent and slippery urination with dribbling, and for women with red or white vaginal discharge.

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