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Leech Pills,For blood-stasis and qi-stagnation syndromes, with the abdomen hard as stone.

Formulas Name : Leech Pills

Chinese Name : 水蛭丸

Drug Formulation

Sanleng (roasted), E Zhu (roasted), Ganqi (stir-fried until all smoke has dissipated), Niuxi (washed with wine), Tsetse Flies (stir-fried with glutinous rice), Amber, Cinnamon Bark, Realgar, Leeches (stir-fried with lime until reddish-brown), and Rhubarb—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Zhi Zhi*, cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 32.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with the natural juice of raw Rehmannia root and rice vinegar to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For blood-stasis and qi-stagnation syndromes, with the abdomen hard as stone.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with warm wine or a child’s urine on an empty stomach.

Leech Pills,From *Zhi Zhi*, cited in *Yi Tong*, Volume 32.,For blood-stasis and qi-stagnation syndromes, with the abdomen hard as stone.

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