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Xin Xiong Dan,For malaria, specifically four-day malaria.

Formulas Name : Xin Xiong Dan

Chinese Name : 信雄丹

Drug Formulation

2 qian of white arsenic (must be calcined on a tile over a fire until all smoke has dissipated; otherwise, it is extremely toxic and lethal), 8 qian of real realgar, cinnabar (water-washed and used as a coating).

Source

From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. At noon on the Dragon Boat Festival, use the tips of zongzi from seven households to form pills the size of mung beans, and coat them with cinnabar.

Benefits

For malaria, specifically four-day malaria.

Instructions for Use

Adults: 5 pills; children: 3 pills. Take with water from a spring that has not been used for any other purpose half a day before the onset of symptoms.

Note

Avoid tea and water for half a day.

Xin Xiong Dan,From *Formulas of the Huizhitiang Hall*, Volume 1.,For malaria, specifically four-day malaria.

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