Tou Hong Dan,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 211.,For dysentery with red and white stools, and all types of diarrhea.
Tou Hong Dan
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Formulas Name : Tou Hong Dan
Chinese Name : 透红丹
Drug Formulation
49 Jiang seeds (shelled and oil removed), 49 apricot kernels, 1 liang of yellow orpiment, 1.5 qian of sulfur, and 1 liang of beeswax.
Source
From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 211.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; melt the beeswax and roll into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
For dysentery with red and white stools, and all types of diarrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills per dose: for red diarrhea, take with licorice decoction; for white diarrhea, take with dried ginger decoction; for red-and-white dysentery, take with licorice and dried ginger decoction; for multicolored dysentery, take with a decoction of paper mulberry leaves, mugwort leaves, and cloves.
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Tou Hong Dan,For dysentery with red and white stools, and all types of diarrhea.