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cupful, aud pills made of the lees by addiug waluut keruels, 

 large black dates, aud dried persimmous. For colds, seminal 

 losses, gouorrhoea, difficult labor, and failure of smallpox 

 eruption to appear. 



Psoralen Pills ; % % ^ %. (Pu-ku-chih-wan). Psoralea 

 coryli folia, dodder seeds, walnut meats, olibanum, myrrh, lign 

 aloes, and honev. Tonic, and healing to wounds and injuries. 



Purple Clavaria Pills ; % -'± % (Tzu-chih-wan). Purple 

 Clavaria, Dioscorea quinqueloba, Aconitum fischeri, kernels of 

 Thuja orientalis, Polygala reinii, Pachyma cocos. Citrus fusca, 

 Rehmannia gluLinosa, Ophiopogon spicatus, Schizandra chi- 

 nensis, Pinelia tuberifera, Aconitum variegatum, Pseonia 

 moutan, ginseng, Polygala sibirica, fruits of Polygonum 

 hvdropiper, Alisma plantago, kernels of melon seeds, and 

 honev. This remarkable array of drugs, all of which the 

 Chinese regard as being tonic, and especially since the plant 

 of felicity is included as the principal ingredient, can only be 

 regarded as a most wonderful touic and reconstructive remedy 

 in all wasting diseases. 



Purple-gold-creeper Pills ; % ^M% (Tzii-chin-t'eng- 

 wan). The principal ingredient in this pill is the bark of an 

 unknown creeper called ^ ^ gi and ^ It %■ The others 

 are Polygala reinii, Boymia rutacarpa, galangal root, cinna- 

 mon, salt, and paste. Its virtues are highly extolled as a 

 strengthening remedy in "cold" uterus, menstrual difficulties, 

 and deficiency in the vital and virile elements. 



Purple-gold Pill Mass; %^i% (Tzu-chin-ting). Ver- 

 milion, Euphorbia lasiocaula, Sagittaria sagittifolia, ^ ^ .^, 

 powdered oyster shell, Paris polyphylla, pearls, amber, flowers 

 of sulphur, Baroos camphor, best quality India ink, plum- 

 flower stamens, ox gall, musk, and rice flour paste. This pill 

 is for tuberculosis and tuberculous like sores. 



Reducing the Yang Pills; *p ^ -^ (Shao-yang-tan). 

 Atractylis ovata, Lycium chinense, mulberries, and honey. 

 Taken according to directions for one year, grey hair or 

 whiskers will turn black, and if taken for three years the 

 countenance will become rubicund like that of a youth. 



Preventing Epidemics Pills ; ^ ^ :J5* (Pi-wen-tan). Red 

 dates, Artemisia capillaris, rhubarb, aud benzoin. This is 



