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Water-Soaked Vermilion,For summer heat or cold injury, irregular fluctuations between hot and cold, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, dry mouth and intense thirst; and food stagnation.

Formulas Name : Water-Soaked Vermilion

Chinese Name : 水浸丹

Drug Formulation

25 croton seeds (with skin and core removed), 1 liang and 1 fen of yellow orpiment (roasted).

Source

*San Yin*, Volume 11.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Melt yellow beeswax into a liquid, mix with the powder, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For summer heat or cold injury, irregular fluctuations between hot and cold, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, dry mouth and intense thirst; and food stagnation.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills at a time; soak them in water briefly, then swallow them with freshly drawn water, regardless of the time of day.

Water-Soaked Vermilion,*San Yin*, Volume 11.,For summer heat or cold injury, irregular fluctuations between hot and cold, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, dry mouth and intense thirst; and food stagnation.

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