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Yechacha Pill,Beriberi.

Formulas Name : Yechacha Pill

Chinese Name : 夜叉丸

Drug Formulation

Sichuan Aconite (large) 2 liang (sliced; boil with 1 clove of crushed garlic and half a liang of Aconite until the beans are tender; reserve the liquid for use), rock salt 1 liang, Atractylodes 1 liang (soak with 1 bundle of scallion whites, including the roots, ground into a paste, in the liquid overnight).

Source

From *Dànliáo*, cited in *Pǔjì Fāng*, Volume 243.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with high-quality grain vinegar and simmer with the bean broth to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Beriberi.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with salted wood apple wine.

Yechacha Pill,From *Dànliáo*, cited in *Pǔjì Fāng*, Volume 243.,Beriberi.

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