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White Chalk Powder,For women with gastric reflux and vomiting of food; for men with aversion to cold.

Formulas Name : White Chalk Powder

Chinese Name : 白垩散

Drug Formulation

White chalk (prepared as follows: use 1 sheng of rice vinegar; calcine the white chalk until red, then soak it in the vinegar; allow to cool, then calcine again; repeat the soaking process until the vinegar is completely absorbed; grind into a fine powder) 1 liang; dried ginger 1 fen (roasted).

Source

From *Effective Formulas for Women*, Volume 7, citing *A Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and set aside.

Benefits

For women with gastric reflux and vomiting of food; for men with aversion to cold.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with rice porridge or water. For severe cases, take 2 qian; taking 1 jin or more is most effective.

White Chalk Powder,From *Effective Formulas for Women*, Volume 7, citing *A Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions*.,For women with gastric reflux and vomiting of food; for men with aversion to cold.

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