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Raw Silver Pills,For dry mouth, swollen throat, and distended, painful throat and cheeks.

Formulas Name : Raw Silver Pills

Chinese Name : 生银丸

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of ginseng, 1 fen of cinnabar (ground), 1 fen of lead frost (ground), 1 fen of tin lacquer, 1 fen of natron (ground), 1 fen of Cimicifuga, 3 qian of borax (ground), and 1 qian of borneol (ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 122.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and shape into pills the size of a soapberry using refined honey.

Benefits

For dry mouth, swollen throat, and distended, painful throat and cheeks.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill at a time; let it dissolve in the mouth and swallow the saliva.

Raw Silver Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 122.,For dry mouth, swollen throat, and distended, painful throat and cheeks.

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