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Two Ginger Pills,For arthralgia with chills and fever resembling malaria; also treats malaria.

Formulas Name : Two Ginger Pills

Chinese Name : 二姜丸

Drug Formulation

Dried ginger and galangal, each in equal parts.

Source

From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 16).

Processing

Finely chop the ingredients, stir-fry them together until golden yellow, grind into a fine powder, and shape into pills the size of mung beans using steamed buns.

Benefits

For arthralgia with chills and fever resembling malaria; also treats malaria.

Instructions for Use

Take 3–5 pills per dose, washed down with decocted willow-leaf tea on an empty stomach.

Two Ginger Pills,From *General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 16).,For arthralgia with chills and fever resembling malaria; also treats malaria.

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