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Mercury Pill,Dampness.

Formulas Name : Mercury Pill

Chinese Name : 水银丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of mercury, 1 liang of calcium carbonate, 1 liang of black pepper seeds, 1 liang of bitter shepherd’s purse.

Source

From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.

Processing

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

Benefits

Dampness.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills on an empty stomach or before bedtime. The disease should be expelled through both urine and stool. Boil red adzuki beans in a decoction made by simmering mulberry twig ash with water until tender; consume one bowl daily on an empty stomach, and drink as needed if thirsty.

Mercury Pill,From *Ji Feng*, Volume 19.,Dampness.

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