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Si Bai Pills,For watery and grainy dysentery, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and frequent bowel movements day and night.

Formulas Name : Si Bai Pills

Chinese Name : 四白丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of white litharge, 2 liang of white alum (burned to ash), 2 liang of white dragon bone, and 3 liang of white lead oxide (roasted).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with glutinous rice, and pound into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For watery and grainy dysentery, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and frequent bowel movements day and night.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills at a time, washed down with congee before meals.

Si Bai Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 59.,For watery and grainy dysentery, cold pain in the navel and abdomen, and frequent bowel movements day and night.

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