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Si Shen Wan (Four-Miracle Pill) 四神丸

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Formula Type	Formulas that Stabilize and Bind
Diagnosis	Insufficient fire at the gate of vitality with SP and KD yang deficiency
Action	Warms and tonifies the SP and KDBinds up the intestinesStops diarrhea
Indication	Day break diarrhea (possibly with abdominal pain),poor appetite, inability to digest food, lower back soreness, cold limbs, fatigueT: pale with a thin white coatingP: submerged, slow and forceless
Remarks	Also for other types of leakage due to insufficient fire at the gate of vitality.
Ingredients	Bu Gu Zhi (tested) (9 g) Wu Zhu Yu (4.5 g) Rou Dou Kou (9 g)

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