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Two Tigers Pill

Formulas Name : Two Tigers Pill

Chinese Name : 二虎丸

Drug Formulation

4 liang of Aconite, 4 liang of Prepared Aconite.

Source

From *Mei Shi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 10 of *Classified Materia Medica*.

Processing

Soak in vinegar for three nights; remove and slice into pieces, piercing a small hole in each. Roast over charcoal until they turn bright red. Pour 3 sheng of good vinegar along with the herbs into the hot holes, cover with a basin, and leave overnight. Remove the next morning, discard any sand or soil, and mix with 4 liang of good rock salt (ground) to stir-fry until reddish-yellow. Pound into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a paulownia seed using a vinegar-flour paste.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with cold wine; salted water may also be used.

Two Tigers Pill,From *Mei Shi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 10 of *Classified Materia Medica*.,

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