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Rhubarb Dragon Pills,For heatstroke with dizziness and unconsciousness; or fever with aversion to cold, headache, and symptoms resembling typhoid fever; or alternating chills and fever, restlessness, severe thirst, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Rhubarb Dragon Pills

Chinese Name : 大黄龙丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of sulfur; 1 liang of sodium carbonate; half a liang of realgar (translucent); half a liang of talc; half a liang of white alum; 4 liang of cold-food flour.

Source

*Three Causes*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then add water drop by drop to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For heatstroke with dizziness and unconsciousness; or fever with aversion to cold, headache, and symptoms resembling typhoid fever; or alternating chills and fever, restlessness, severe thirst, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 to 7 pills per dose, gradually increasing to 20 pills, washed down with freshly drawn water. If the patient is unconscious and unresponsive, dissolve the pills in water and administer them orally.

Rhubarb Dragon Pills,*Three Causes*, Volume 2.,For heatstroke with dizziness and unconsciousness; or fever with aversion to cold, headache, and symptoms resembling typhoid fever; or alternating chills and fever, restlessness, severe thirst, vomiting, and diarrhea.

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