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Pearl and Tortoise Shell Pills,For syphilitic sores with accumulated toxins, ulcerated lesions, pain in the tendons and bones, and widespread skin eruptions.

Formulas Name : Pearl and Tortoise Shell Pills

Chinese Name : 珠龟丸

Drug Formulation

Tortoise Shell (wine-roasted) 4 liang, Oyster Shell (calcined with children’s urine) 2 liang, Cinnabar 4 qian, Licorice 4 qian.

Source

From *Ji Ming Lu*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use 4 liang of Smilax glabra to prepare a decoction, then use it to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For syphilitic sores with accumulated toxins, ulcerated lesions, pain in the tendons and bones, and widespread skin eruptions.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 qian per dose, washed down with Tu Fuling decoction on an empty stomach.

Pearl and Tortoise Shell Pills,From *Ji Ming Lu*.,For syphilitic sores with accumulated toxins, ulcerated lesions, pain in the tendons and bones, and widespread skin eruptions.

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