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Zhi-Xing Pills,Scanty and difficult urination and defecation.

Formulas Name : Zhi-Xing Pills

Chinese Name : 枳杏丸

Drug Formulation

Apricot kernels 1 liang (soaked in hot water, peel and tip removed, ground separately), Zhi Ke 2 liang (ground into powder beforehand).

Source

*One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with Shenqu paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

Scanty and difficult urination and defecation.

Instructions for Use

Take 40 or 50 pills per dose, washed down with rice water or ginger soup before meals.

Zhi-Xing Pills,*One Hundred Questions on Gynecology*, Volume 1.,Scanty and difficult urination and defecation.

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