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Refined Cinnabar Pill,For mania.

Formulas Name : Refined Cinnabar Pill

Chinese Name : 炼砂丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of cinnabar, 1 liang of Tianxianzi (thoroughly cleaned).

Source

From *The Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.

Processing

Boil the ingredients in a silver vessel with 1 bowl of water until the Tianxianzi sprouts; remove and discard the Tianxianzi. Grind the cinnabar into a very fine powder, mix with honey refined by adding drops of water, and form into pills the size of peas.

Benefits

For mania.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with ginseng decoction on an empty stomach.

Refined Cinnabar Pill,From *The Guide to Formulas*, cited in Volume 18 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For mania.

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