Preparation of the Worm-Expelling Pills，From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 239.，Effective against all types of intestinal worms.
Preparation of the Worm-Expelling Pills
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Formulas Name : Preparation of the Worm-Expelling Pills
Chinese Name : 取虫积丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of areca nut, half a jin of pharbitis, 1.5 liang of thunderball, 2 liang of acorus, 2 liang of poria (chopped separately and boiled with vinegar), 1 liang of Chinese toon bark, 4 liang of rhubarb, and half a jin of soapberry (add wood fragrant as desired).
Source
From *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 239.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Prepare a paste from boiled soapberry, mix it with flour to form pills the size of a grain of fragrant millet.
Benefits
Effective against all types of intestinal worms.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian at the fourth watch, washed down with cold, clear tea. For children, take 1 qian. After expelling the parasites, replenish with plain white rice porridge; highly effective.
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Preparation of the Worm-Expelling Pills,Effective against all types of intestinal worms.