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Modified Turmeric Pills,For dysentery with red or white stools, whether hot or cold, and bloody diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Modified Turmeric Pills

Chinese Name : 加减姜黄丸

Drug Formulation

Dried ginger (roasted) and Coptis (stems removed, stir-fried), each in equal parts.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder. Form each powder into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a paste made from boiled water and flour; air-dry them, then store them separately.

Benefits

For dysentery with red or white stools, whether hot or cold, and bloody diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

For white dysentery with cold diarrhea, take 30 Dried Ginger pills and 15 Coptis pills per dose, taken together with warm rice water; for red dysentery with bloody diarrhea, take 30 Coptis pills and 15 Dried Ginger pills, also taken with rice water; for cases with a mixture of red and white discharges, take 20 Coptis pills and 20 Dried Ginger pills together, taken with rice water, on an empty stomach before meals. If not cured, increase the number of pills until recovery is achieved.

Modified Turmeric Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 76.,For dysentery with red or white stools, whether hot or cold, and bloody diarrhea.

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