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Stalactite Pill,For abdominal pain due to cold in the viscera and uncontrollable diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Stalactite Pill

Chinese Name : 钟乳石丸

Drug Formulation

Half liang of refined Zhongru powder, half liang of sulfur (ground separately), 1 fen of white alum (calcined), and 1 fen of Yangqishi (ground separately).

Source

From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with boiled wheat paste to form pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

For abdominal pain due to cold in the viscera and uncontrollable diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills each time, on an empty stomach or before meals, with millet-grain-sized sips of water.

Stalactite Pill,From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 9.,For abdominal pain due to cold in the viscera and uncontrollable diarrhea.

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