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Shenchang Pills,For unrelenting diarrhea and chronic dysentery that does not heal, regardless of whether the stool contains red or white mucus, pus, or blood.

Formulas Name : Shenchang Pills

Chinese Name : 渗肠丸

Drug Formulation

Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed), Donkey-hide Gelatin (stir-fried with clam powder), White Atractylodes, Chebulic Myrobalan (baked, pitted), White Dragon Bone, Cinnabar, and Dried Ginger (roasted)—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For unrelenting diarrhea and chronic dysentery that does not heal, regardless of whether the stool contains red or white mucus, pus, or blood.

Instructions for Use

Take 50–70 pills per dose, on an empty stomach or before meals, with warm rice water.

Shenchang Pills,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.,For unrelenting diarrhea and chronic dysentery that does not heal, regardless of whether the stool contains red or white mucus, pus, or blood.

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