Da Tong Dan，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Vol. 114, citing *Bo Ji*.，For paralysis and all types of wind disorders, including facial and ocular deviation, slurred speech, and impaired mobility of the hands and feet.
Da Tong Dan
Formulas Name : Da Tong Dan
Chinese Name : 大通丹
Drug Formulation
Realgar 2 liang, sulfur 2 liang, cinnabar (all three ingredients ground together) 2 liang, mercury 2 liang, gold 2 liang, silver 2 liang (these two ingredients combined with mercury to form a sandy consistency), lead丹 2 liang, white lead 2 liang, sodium carbonate 2 liang, white alum 2 liang (mix all the above ingredients thoroughly in one place, place in a fire-resistant porcelain jar with a small hole drilled in the lid, and heat it over a fire, gradually increasing the heat;if smoke emerges from the hole, seal it with salt clay and continue heating for another day), 2 liang of lead white, half a liang of borneol (ground), 1 liang of musk (ground),half a liang of jade powder, half a liang of rhinoceros horn (chopped), 1 black snake (skinned, deboned, and roasted), 3 liang of white flower snake (skinned, deboned, and roasted), 2 liang of aconite root (roasted until cracked, with skin and navel removed), half a liang of ox bile (ground), 1 liang of Galangal, 1 liang of cicada slough, 1 liang of white silkworm pupae (stir-fried),2 liang of Indian turmeric, 2 liang of long pepper, 2 liang of gastrodia, 2 liang of white aconite root (roasted).
Source
From *Pu Ji Fang*, Vol. 114, citing *Bo Ji*.
Processing
Grind the above herbs, starting from lead frost downward, into a fine powder; mix this thoroughly with the previously prepared powder of the first 10 ingredients; form into pills the size of small marbles using glutinous rice, and air-dry them.
Benefits
For paralysis and all types of wind disorders, including facial and ocular deviation, slurred speech, and impaired mobility of the hands and feet.
Instructions for Use
If the condition is in its early stages, first bathe the patient, then dissolve one pill in soybean-infused wine and administer it. This will relieve chest and diaphragm discomfort and restore bodily fluids. After a period equivalent to a 10-li walk, administer the remedy with thin congee; sweating will follow shortly thereafter, and the condition will be resolved. Take one pill every three days.
Da Tong Dan,For paralysis and all types of wind disorders, including facial and ocular deviation, slurred speech, and impaired mobility of the hands and feet.