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Sichuan Pepper and Mugwort Pills,Chronic deficiency-cold with persistent diarrhea and dysentery. Chronic dysentery with undigested food in the stool and emaciation.

Formulas Name : Sichuan Pepper and Mugwort Pills

Chinese Name : 椒艾丸

Drug Formulation

2.5 liang of black plum (pitted; soaked in vinegar, wrapped in cloth, and steamed), 1 liang of Sichuan pepper (roasted, seeds removed), 1.5 liang of moxa kneaded until residue-free, 1 liang of dried ginger (roasted), 1 liang of red cinnabar, and 1 liang of black aconite (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed).

Source

From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind all ingredients except the black plums into a fine powder. Mix in the steamed black plum pulp until uniform, then add cooked jujube pulp and a small amount of honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Chronic deficiency-cold with persistent diarrhea and dysentery. Chronic dysentery with undigested food in the stool and emaciation.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with rice-water before meals.

Sichuan Pepper and Mugwort Pills,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 7.,Chronic deficiency-cold with persistent diarrhea and dysentery. Chronic dysentery with undigested food in the stool and emaciation.

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