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Pepper Pods,Beriberi; all types of malaria, seasonal epidemics, and pathogenic wind-cold.

Formulas Name : Pepper Pods

Chinese Name : 椒囊

Drug Formulation

2–3 jin of Sichuan pepper (in one formula, add 1/3 each of split betel nut and roasted mugwort).

Source

*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 39.

Benefits

Beriberi; all types of malaria, seasonal epidemics, and pathogenic wind-cold.

Instructions for Use

Place the above herbs in a coarse cloth pouch, set it over a fire, and step on the pepper pouch with bare feet.

Pepper Pods,*Remarkably Effective Formulas*, Volume 39.,Beriberi; all types of malaria, seasonal epidemics, and pathogenic wind-cold.

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