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Two-Shell Pills,For scrofula.

Formulas Name : Two-Shell Pills

Chinese Name : 二贝丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 7 qian, Large Fritillary Bulb 2 liang, Purple Fritillary Bulb 2 liang, Tiankui 2 liang, Sargassum 1 liang, Sea Salt 1 liang, Alum 1 liang.

Source

Formula by Xiao Chunyuan, cited in *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; use 2 jin of summer-dried grass to boil into a paste, then form into pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For scrofula.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with clear tea before bedtime.

Two-Shell Pills,Formula by Xiao Chunyuan, cited in *Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 18.,For scrofula.

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