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Seven-Transformation Pill,For malaria with consecutive daily attacks.

Formulas Name : Seven-Transformation Pill

Chinese Name : 七转丹

Drug Formulation

Croton seed pulp (ground) 5 qian, musk 0.5 fen, white alum 5 qian, white angelica root 2 qian, sulfur, realgar 5 qian, cassia bark 5 qian, cinnabar 1 qian, indigo powder 5 qian, black acorus rhizome 3 qian.

Source

From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder and package them separately. At noon on the Dragon Boat Festival, take the tips of five families’ zongzi and mix them with the powders to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For malaria with consecutive daily attacks.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose; on the day of an attack, at the fifth watch, wrap a piece in cotton and insert it into the nose—the left side for men, the right for women. After use, wash with vinegar, dry in the sun, and store; this has cured 7 people.

Note

Do not use for malaria with attacks occurring every three days.

Seven-Transformation Pill,From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.,For malaria with consecutive daily attacks.

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