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Pills for Diarrhea,For dysentery lasting several decades.

Formulas Name : Pills for Diarrhea

Chinese Name : 下痢丸

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of rice malt, 3 liang of aconite root, 3 liang of dried ginger, 3 liang of Coptis, 3 liang of Phellodendron bark, 3 liang of cinnamon bark, half a liang of Sichuan pepper, 2.5 sheng of black plum, 1 sheng of barley malt, and 4 liang of Evodia fruit.

Source

From *Qian Jin*, Volume 15.

Processing

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

Benefits

For dysentery lasting several decades.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills after meals, three times daily—one dose with each of the three meals. The dose may be increased to 20 pills, or even up to 40 pills.

Pills for Diarrhea,From *Qian Jin*, Volume 15.,For dysentery lasting several decades.

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