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Ninefold Processed Rhubarb Pill

九制大黄丸 〔九製大黃丸〕 jiǔ zhì dà huáng wán

Source: Běi Jīng Shì Zhōng Yào Chéng Fāng Xuǎn Jí 北京市中药成方选集

Alternate Chinese names: Qīng lín wán (青麟丸 Green-Blue Unicorn Pill); Qīng níng wán3 (清宁丸3 Clear and Quiet Pill3)

Ingredients

Actions: Dispels damp-heat from the bowels and viscera; disperses stagnation and frees the stool.

Indications: Gastrointestinal damp-heat accumulating and gathering, with dry bound stool and abiding food that fails to be dispersed.

Method: The rhubarb is crushed, mixed with the wine, sealed in pot, double-boiled, steamed for 3 days and nights; it is then sun-dried, ground to a powder, blended with honey, and finally formed pills.

Dosage: 6g at a time swallowed with warm water.

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