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Melia Root Bark Pills,For cold-induced (parasitic) erosion of the lower abdomen, causing abdominal pain.

Formulas Name : Melia Root Bark Pills

Chinese Name : 楝根皮丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of white bark from the root of the Chinese toon tree (chopped), 1 liang of wolf’s tooth, 1 liang of white alum ash, and 3 pig gallbladders (extract the juice, mix with 3 he of wine, and simmer in a double boiler until it becomes a paste).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 13.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then mix with the pig gall paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For cold-induced (parasitic) erosion of the lower abdomen, causing abdominal pain.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with peach-branch decoction before meals.

Melia Root Bark Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 13.,For cold-induced (parasitic) erosion of the lower abdomen, causing abdominal pain.

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