Calm-Mind Ox-Bile Pills

Calm-Mind Ox-Bile Pills,For epilepsy caused by wind-pathogen, with frequent episodes and loss of consciousness.

Formulas Name : Calm-Mind Ox-Bile Pills

Chinese Name : 定心神牛黄丸

Drug Formulation

Cow Bile (ground separately) half liang, Pearl Powder (ground separately) half liang, Amber (pounded and sifted separately) half liang, Iron Powder (ground separately) half liang, Turmeric (ground separately) half liang, Dragon’s Tooth (ground separately) half liang,70 sheets of gold leaf (ground with mercury), 70 sheets of silver leaf (ground with mercury), half liang of mercury (ground with gold and silver leaf), half liang of rhinoceros horn (chopped), half liang of cinnabar (ground with mercury, gold leaf, and silver leaf), 1 liang of bee hive (roasted),Gentiana (soil removed) half liang, Cimicifuga root half liang, Saposhnikovia root (branches removed) half liang, Scutellaria root (black core removed) half liang, Uncaria vine half liang, Anemarrhena rhizome (finely sliced, roasted) 1 liang, Asparagus root (core removed, roasted) 1 liang, White peony root 1 liang, Poria sclerotium (wood removed) 1 liang, Licorice root (roasted, coarsely chopped) 1 liang,Acorus (nine-joint variety, soaked in rice vinegar, peeled, sliced, and stir-fried in wine) 1 liang, Ophiopogon (core removed, roasted) 1 liang, Dried Scorpion (stir-fried in wine) 1 liang, Musk (ground separately) half a liang, Ginseng half a liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.

Processing

Except for the separately ground musk and the separately ground musk, grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder. Sift the powder together with the separately ground ingredients until uniform, then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For epilepsy caused by wind-pathogen, with frequent episodes and loss of consciousness.

Instructions for Use

Take 15–20 pills per dose, washed down with a decoction of fresh bamboo leaves before bedtime or after meals.

Calm-Mind Ox-Bile Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.,For epilepsy caused by wind-pathogen, with frequent episodes and loss of consciousness.

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