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Purification Pills,Ghost Malaria.

Formulas Name : Purification Pills

Chinese Name : 祓除丸

Drug Formulation

120 male black beans (small ones; soak in vinegar for 3 days, remove the skins, and grind into a paste), 1 qian of arsenic trioxide (ground), and half a liang of realgar (ground).

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.

Processing

Grind the three ingredients (excluding the black beans) to a very fine powder, mix with the black bean paste, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed. Coat with cinnabar and store in a plain silk bag.

Benefits

Ghost Malaria.

Instructions for Use

For a patient, take 2 pills; take 1 pill before the onset of symptoms, washing it down with fresh well water while facing east; when the onset is imminent, take another pill. If the patient is unconscious, administer the pills with their eyes closed.

Note

Avoid hot foods for one day.

Purification Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 35.,Ghost Malaria.

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