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Sulfur-Aconite-Salt-Alum Pills,For persistent rectal bleeding due to intestinal wind, in cases of long-standing illness and severe debility.

Formulas Name : Sulfur-Aconite-Salt-Alum Pills

Chinese Name : 硫附盐矾丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed; ground separately into a fine powder); 4 liang of Green Alum (place in a jar, cover, and heat over a fire for about the time it takes to eat a meal; allow to cool, then remove; add 1 he of salt and 1 liang of sulfur; grind together with the alum; return to the jar and heat as before for about the time it takes to eat a meal; allow to cool, remove, and grind again until extremely fine and uniform).

Source

From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 3.

Processing

Combine all ingredients thoroughly, then mix with millet congee to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For persistent rectal bleeding due to intestinal wind, in cases of long-standing illness and severe debility.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, swallowing them with fresh Rehmannia root juice; they may also be taken with warm wine or rice porridge.

Sulfur-Aconite-Salt-Alum Pills,From *Hong’s Collection of Proven Formulas*, Volume 3.,For persistent rectal bleeding due to intestinal wind, in cases of long-standing illness and severe debility.

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