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apricot seeds boiled in child's urine until soft, mixed with 

 honey, and again steamed in child's urine until of a pill mass. 

 This may be eaten ad libitum by those suffering from any 

 disease. 



Myriad Harmonies Pills; ^ ^ j^ (Wan-ying-tan). 

 Human urine sediment, spirit leaven, white grapes, withered 

 carrot root, lign aloes, and honey. Used for jaundice and all 

 billions difficulties. 



Nine Dragons Pills; \ f | j'} (Chiu-lung-tan). Lycium 

 sinense, Rosa laevigata, flesh of Crataegus fruits, stone lotus, 

 lotus stamens, Rehmannia glutinosa, Euryale ferox, Pachyma 

 cocos, CryptotcCnia canadensis, and honey. For the treatment 

 of venereal diseases and as an anaphrodisiac. 



Nine Fairies Life-saving Pills ; :/L Jtlj 3^ '^ j^ (Chiu- 

 hsien-t'ao-ming-tan). Cinnabar, flowers of sulphur, olibanum, 

 myrrh, Baroos camphor, dragon's blood, sulphate of copper, 

 copperas, musk, burnt alum, bear's gall, yellow^ lead, centi- 

 pedes, earth worms, silk worms, plum flowers, cow bezoar, 

 toad spittle, white jade dust, borax, tree grubs, and snails. 

 For the treatment of all sorts of infected sores and boils. 



One Grain of Gold Pills ; — ^1 # sFJ (I-li-chin-tan). 

 These are made of opium and glutinous rice, and are for the 

 relief of pain and for the purpose of checking discharges. 

 They are taken with a variety of teas and congees for various 

 purposes. 



One Sort Pills ; — p^ % (I-p'in-wan). Cyperus rotundus 

 is boiled, dried, powdered, mixed with honey and made into 

 pills. For the treatment of hemicrania and other headaches. 



Penetrating-bones Pills; ^ ^i' fj (T'ou-ku-tan). Azalea 

 sinensis, distilled spirit, child's urine, olibanum, myrrh, musk, 

 and dragon's blood. Broken bones, rheumatic pains, diseases 

 of bones, and the like, are treated with this remedy. 



Pepper-red Pills ; -jifjj ^ % (Chiao-hung-wan). Zanthoxy- 

 lum pods and Rehmannia glutinosa. Injuries to the viscera, 

 eyes, and ears are treated with these. They enable one to 

 do without sleep, and still preserve his health and strength. 



Physalis alkekengi Pills ; |t ^ m. X (Suan-chiang-shih- 

 wan). Fruits of Physalis alkekengi, of Amarantus blitum, 

 Valeriana villosa, white elm bark, Buplureum falcatum, 



