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Zhen Pills,For cases of mild gu poisoning that have long since developed into “ghost malaria”; or for qi stagnation with pathogenic factors; or phlegm-mass accumulation in the chest; or bleeding from the eyes; or sudden illness (zhong’e); or night terrors (jingyan); or the interplay of the Eight Pathogenic Factors; or retained placenta in postpartum women; or abscesses and swellings resembling a “sword-shaped” boil; or amenorrhea in virgins.

Formulas Name : Zhen Pills

Chinese Name : 真丸

Drug Formulation

2.5 liang of azurite, 1.5 liang of orchid grass, 1 liang of white rue, 1 liang of cinnabar (ground separately),Rhinoceros Horn (chopped) half liang, Artemisia argyi half liang, Sapindus fruit (roasted with butter, peel and seeds removed) half liang, *Lüru* half liang, Croton seeds 10 grains (peel removed, inner membrane retained, stir-fried in oil until purple, then ground).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 146.

Processing

Grind all the above herbs into a powder, except for those to be ground separately. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For cases of mild gu poisoning that have long since developed into “ghost malaria”; or for qi stagnation with pathogenic factors; or phlegm-mass accumulation in the chest; or bleeding from the eyes; or sudden illness (zhong’e); or night terrors (jingyan); or the interplay of the Eight Pathogenic Factors; or retained placenta in postpartum women; or abscesses and swellings resembling a “sword-shaped” boil; or amenorrhea in virgins.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills at a time, washed down with cold, clear tea at midnight.

Zhen Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 146.,For cases of mild gu poisoning that have long since developed into “ghost malaria”; or for qi stagnation with pathogenic factors; or phlegm-mass accumulation in the chest; or bleeding from the eyes; or sudden illness (zhong’e); or night terrors (jingyan); or the interplay of the Eight Pathogenic Factors; or retained placenta in postpartum women; or abscesses and swellings resembling a “sword-shaped” boil; or amenorrhea in virgins.

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