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Shuqi Pills,For children with persistent, chronic malaria and a hard, distended mass beneath the chest and flanks.

Formulas Name : Shuqi Pills

Chinese Name : 蜀漆丸

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Sichuan lacquer; 1 fen of apricot kernels (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed, then stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow); 1 fen of Coptis (stems removed); 1 fen of Cinnamon Bark; 1 fen of Sweet Shepherd’s Purse (stir-fried through paper until purple); half liang of Sichuan芒消; half liang of Sichuan rhubarb (coarsely chopped and lightly stir-fried).

Source

*Shenghui* (Volume 84).

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a sesame seed.

Benefits

For children with persistent, chronic malaria and a hard, distended mass beneath the chest and flanks.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with porridge broth.

Shuqi Pills,*Shenghui* (Volume 84).,For children with persistent, chronic malaria and a hard, distended mass beneath the chest and flanks.

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