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Pomegranate Pills,For chronic diarrhea leading to wasting syndrome, with white stools and failure of food to nourish the flesh and skin.

Formulas Name : Pomegranate Pills

Chinese Name : 石榴丸

Drug Formulation

Pomegranate peel (roasted, coarsely chopped) 2 liang; acorns 2 liang; Aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 2 liang; 4 Chinese sumac seeds; Magnolia bark (coarse outer bark removed, roasted with ginger juice, coarsely chopped) 1.5 liang; dried ginger (roasted) 1.5 liang.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 78.

Processing

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

Benefits

For chronic diarrhea leading to wasting syndrome, with white stools and failure of food to nourish the flesh and skin.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills each time, washed down with ginger soup before meals, twice daily.

Pomegranate Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 78.,For chronic diarrhea leading to wasting syndrome, with white stools and failure of food to nourish the flesh and skin.

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