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Ten Generals Pills,For chronic, intractable malaria accompanied by abdominal pain and the presence of malaria parasites.

Formulas Name : Ten Generals Pills

Chinese Name : 十将军丸

Drug Formulation

Sanleng 1 liang (removed of hair and soil, roasted), E Zhu (raw) 1 liang, Qingpi (white pith removed) 1 liang, Chenpi (white pith removed) 1 liang, Caoguo (shell removed) 2 liang, Chuan Changshan 2 liang, Sha Ren 1 liang, Binlang 1 liang, Wu Mei 1 liang, Banxia (soaked in boiling water 7 times) 1 liang.

Source

*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 6.

Benefits

For chronic, intractable malaria accompanied by abdominal pain and the presence of malaria parasites.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely chop the Changshan and Cardamom. Place them in an earthenware vessel with one bowl each of fine wine and vinegar; let them soak overnight. Then add the remaining eight herbs and let them soak together until evening. Simmer the mixture in an earthenware pot over charcoal until dry. Remove and sun-dry; if there is no sunlight, bake over a fire until dry, then grind into a fine powder. Mix the powder with equal parts wine and vinegar to form a paste, then roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.Take 30–40 pills each time, swallowing them with plain hot water, three times daily.

Note

Avoid raw and cold foods, fishy-smelling foods, salty, sour, and greasy foods, wheat products, and all toxic substances.

Ten Generals Pills,*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 6.,For chronic, intractable malaria accompanied by abdominal pain and the presence of malaria parasites.

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