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Three Saints Pill,For edema.

Formulas Name : Three Saints Pill

Chinese Name : 三圣丹

Drug Formulation

3 qian of Gan Sui, 3 qian of black pepper, 1.5 qian of croton seed (oil removed).

Source

From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 129), citing *Wang’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 or 14 pills per dose, washed down with scallion soup at the beginning of the fifth watch.

Three Saints Pill,From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 129), citing *Wang’s Collection of Proven Formulas*.,For edema.

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