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Rat Feces Decoction,Recovery from Epidemic Exhaustion.

Formulas Name : Rat Feces Decoction

Chinese Name : 鼠矢汤

Drug Formulation

5 pieces of male rat feces (those with pointed ends), 1 sheng of fermented soybeans, 20 pieces of gardenia fruit (split open), and 3 pieces of trichosanthes fruit (split in the middle and roasted until yellow).

Source

From *Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.

Benefits

Recovery from Epidemic Exhaustion.

Instructions for Use

Boil the ingredients in 5 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng and 4 he. Divide the decoction into 4 doses, taking each dose after a period equivalent to a ten-li walk.

Rat Feces Decoction,From *Essential Effective Formulas*, cited in Volume 3 of *Wai Tai*.,Recovery from Epidemic Exhaustion.

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