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Sweat-Constricting Pills,If sweat pours from the head like rain at every meal, this indicates excessive stomach fire, not residual kidney fire.

Formulas Name : Sweat-Constricting Pills

Chinese Name : 敛汗丸

Drug Formulation

1 jin of Scrophularia root, 1 jin of Ophiopogon tuber, 1 jin of Asparagus root, 1 jin of raw Rehmannia root, 4 liang of Schisandra berries, and half a jin of sour jujube seeds.

Source

From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and mix with refined honey to form pills.

Benefits

If sweat pours from the head like rain at every meal, this indicates excessive stomach fire, not residual kidney fire.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 liang daily, washed down with plain boiling water.

Sweat-Constricting Pills,From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 2.,If sweat pours from the head like rain at every meal, this indicates excessive stomach fire, not residual kidney fire.

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