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Secret Treasure Pills,For diarrhea and dysentery.

Formulas Name : Secret Treasure Pills

Chinese Name : 秘藏丸

Drug Formulation

14 seeds of Croton tiglium (roasted over a lamp until charred), 1 nutmeg (half-roasted, half-raw), a small amount of orpiment.

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder and form into pills the size of mung beans using steamed buns.

Benefits

For diarrhea and dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose: for watery diarrhea, swallow with cold water; for bloody dysentery, swallow with licorice decoction; for white dysentery, swallow with dried ginger decoction.

Secret Treasure Pills,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 141), citing *Wu’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,For diarrhea and dysentery.

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