Zhaban Dan

Zhaban Dan,For the early stages of dysentery and watery diarrhea.

Formulas Name : Zhaban Dan

Chinese Name : 闸板丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Yellow Orpiment (water-floated), 1 liang of Beeswax, 1 qian of Frankincense, 1 qian of Myrrh, 8 Apricot Kernels (peeled and tips removed), 8 Croton Seeds (oil removed).

Source

Formula by Zhang Xiao’an, cited in Volume 5 of *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Melt the beeswax, then mix the powder thoroughly with the wax and stir until it cools and forms a solid mass.

Benefits

For the early stages of dysentery and watery diarrhea.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, about the size of a soybean, on an empty stomach. For bloody dysentery, take with cold licorice decoction; for white dysentery, take with cold dried ginger decoction; for watery diarrhea, take with cold rice water.

Zhaban Dan,Formula by Zhang Xiao’an, cited in Volume 5 of *The Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*.,For the early stages of dysentery and watery diarrhea.

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