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Rhinoceros Horn and Placenta Pills,For consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn and Placenta Pills

Chinese Name : 犀角紫河车丸

Drug Formulation

1 set of Ziheche (soaked in rice water overnight, washed clean, and dried in an oven), 2.5 qian of soft-roasted softshell turtle shell, 2.5 qian of Platycodon root (stem removed), 2.5 qian of Coptis chinensis, 2.5 qian of Paeonia lactiflora, 2.5 qian of Rheum palmatum, 2.5 qian of Fritillaria thunbergii (core removed), 2.5 qian of vinegar-roasted dried drum skin (core),Gentiana root 2.5 qian, Scutellaria root 2.5 qian, Anemarrhena rhizome 2.5 qian, Rhinoceros horn (ground into powder) 1.5 qian, Atractylodes rhizome 1.5 qian, Sodium silicate 1.5 qian, Cinnabar 2 liang.

Source

*The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a tung seed, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with warm wine before meals. If there is heat in the diaphragm, take after meals. For severe cases, do not exceed one course of treatment.

Rhinoceros Horn and Placenta Pills，*The Precious Mirror of Health*, Volume 5.，For consumptive disease caused by a contagious pathogen.

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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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