Mugwort and Ginger Pills，*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 14.，For damp-cold dysentery with pus and blood, abdominal pain; uterine bleeding in women; and white dysentery.
Mugwort and Ginger Pills
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Formulas Name : Mugwort and Ginger Pills
Chinese Name : 艾姜丸
Drug Formulation
4 liang of dried mugwort leaves (roasted until charred but retaining their properties), 1 fen of Sichuan white ginger (roasted).
Source
*The Direct Pointers*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from vinegar-boiled flour to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For damp-cold dysentery with pus and blood, abdominal pain; uterine bleeding in women; and white dysentery.
Instructions for Use
Take 70 pills per dose, washed down with plain water or rice water before meals.
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Mugwort and Ginger Pills,For damp-cold dysentery with pus and blood, abdominal pain; uterine bleeding in women; and white dysentery.