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Zhimu Pills,For diabetes and chronic wasting disease that have not responded to treatment.

Formulas Name : Zhimu Pills

Chinese Name : 知母丸

Drug Formulation

Anemarrhena rhizome (roasted) 1 liang, Ophiopogon tuber (core removed, roasted) 1 liang, Rhinoceros horn (chipped) half a liang, Lead frost half a liang, Chicken gizzard (roasted) half a liang, Trichosanthes root half a liang, Poria cocos (black skin removed) 3 fen, Coptis rhizome (stems removed) 3 fen, Gold leaf 20 pieces.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 59.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For diabetes and chronic wasting disease that have not responded to treatment.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with decocted ginseng soup.

Zhimu Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 59.,For diabetes and chronic wasting disease that have not responded to treatment.

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