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Rhubarb Pills,For intermittent malaria with unpredictable episodes.

Formulas Name : Rhubarb Pills

Chinese Name : 大黄丸

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Sichuan rhubarb (chopped and lightly roasted), 1 liang of Hengshan, 49 pieces of fragrant fermented soybeans, 1 fen of arsenic trioxide (finely ground), 1 fen of softshell turtle shell (coated with vinegar, roasted until yellow, and with the frills removed), 1 qian of musk (finely ground), and 1 fen of cinnabar (finely ground).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 52.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder, add the last three ingredients, and mix thoroughly. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar.

Benefits

For intermittent malaria with unpredictable episodes.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with cold vinegar soup containing peach kernels before meals.

Note

Avoid hot foods.

Rhubarb Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 52.,For intermittent malaria with unpredictable episodes.

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