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Longdan Pills,For bone-consuming fever, various forms of exhaustion and malaria-induced toxins, characterized by excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, headache, dry mouth, dry eyes, poor appetite, and gradual wasting away.

Formulas Name : Longdan Pills

Chinese Name : 龙胆丸

Drug Formulation

Gentiana 3 liang, Bupleurum (stems removed) 2 liang, Gentiana macrophylla (stems and soil removed) 2 liang, Asarum 2 liang, Cimicifuga 2 liang, Stemona 2 liang, Trifoliate Orange (fried with wheat bran, pith removed) 2 liang,Scrophularia 2 liang, Tussilago 2 liang, Aristolochia 2 liang, Lily 2 liang, Aster 2 liang, Belamcanda 2 liang, Wood Fragrance 2 liang, Saposhnikovia (stems removed) 2 liang, Scutellaria (black core removed) 2 liang, Gardenia seeds 2 liang, Rhubarb (chopped, stir-fried) 2 liang,Trichosanthes fruit 2 liang, Glehnia root 2 liang, Fritillaria bulb (core removed) 2 liang, Potassium carbonate (ground) 2 liang, Lycopodium clavatum 2 liang, Artemisia argyi 2 liang, Gypsum (crushed) 2 liang, Anemarrhena rhizome (sliced, roasted) 2 liang, Artemisia annua 2 liang, Tussilago flower 2 liang, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted) 2 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For bone-consuming fever, various forms of exhaustion and malaria-induced toxins, characterized by excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, headache, dry mouth, dry eyes, poor appetite, and gradual wasting away.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with rice water or wine.

Longdan Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 93.,For bone-consuming fever, various forms of exhaustion and malaria-induced toxins, characterized by excessive phlegm, shortness of breath, headache, dry mouth, dry eyes, poor appetite, and gradual wasting away.

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