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Rui Zhu Dan,For women suffering from fever and chills due to blood stagnation, as well as those with illnesses caused by fright or anxiety.

Formulas Name : Rui Zhu Dan

Chinese Name : 蕊珠丹

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 1 liang 1 fen (grind Fengwei grass with water to extract juice; boil the cinnabar in this original liquid; wash with the original water; dry and grind), peach kernels 49 pieces (raw), Aconite root 1.5 fen (wrapped in paper and roasted), benzoin 1 fen (simmered with 1 fen of honey and a small amount of wine until it becomes a paste), musk 2 qian, asafoetida (thinly sliced, lightly roasted) half a liang, wood fragrance half a liang, ox bile 1 fen.

Source

From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 5.

Processing

Mix the ingredients into pills the size of a bean.

Benefits

For women suffering from fever and chills due to blood stagnation, as well as those with illnesses caused by fright or anxiety.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–10 pills per dose; women should take them with peach-pit vinegar soup; men should take them with peach-pit salt soup.

Rui Zhu Dan,From *Su Shen’s Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 5.,For women suffering from fever and chills due to blood stagnation, as well as those with illnesses caused by fright or anxiety.

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