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Medicinal Shepherd’s Purse

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Medicinal Shepherd’s Purse,For dysentery with red and white stools.

Formulas Name : Medicinal Shepherd’s Purse

Chinese Name : 药葶荠

Drug Formulation

3 liang of mulberries (dried), 1 liang 5 qian of realgar, 3 liang of brown sugar, 3 liang of white sugar, and 3 liang of amomum.

Source

From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Soak in 3 jin of large water chestnuts and 3 jin of rice wine until thoroughly saturated, then simmer in a sandpot until cooked through.

Benefits

For dysentery with red and white stools.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 piece per dose.

Medicinal Shepherd’s Purse,From *Collected Formulas of the Crane-Feeding Pavilion*.,For dysentery with red and white stools.

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