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Zi Gui Pills,Postpartum dysentery.

Formulas Name : Zi Gui Pills

Chinese Name : 紫桂丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed), Euphorbia, Cloves, Datura (stir-fried with vinegar until charred), Frankincense, Croton Seed (with inner seed coat removed, but oil retained), and Realgar—each in equal parts.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with vinegar and wheat flour paste to form pills the size of small mung beans.

Benefits

Postpartum dysentery.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 pills per dose, washed down with warm water.

Zi Gui Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 165.,Postpartum dysentery.

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