Lingbao Plague-Repelling Pill

Lingbao Plague-Repelling Pill,

Formulas Name : Lingbao Plague-Repelling Pill

Chinese Name : 灵宝辟瘟丹

Drug Formulation

Aojia 1 jin, Agarwood 4 liang, Realgar 2 liang, Cinnabar 1 liang, Sulfur 1 liang, Potassium Carbonate 1 liang, Cypress Leaves 8 liang, Acorus Root 4 liang, Salvia Root 3 liang,Cinnamon Bark 2 liang, Agastache 2 liang, White Angelica 4 liang, Peach Buds 4 liang (harvested at noon on the 5th day of the 5th lunar month), Realgar 2 liang, Qi Ai 4 liang, Phytolacca Root 2 liang, Rhubarb 2 liang, Notopterygium 2 liang, Dehua 2 liang, Orpiment 1 liang, Red Adzuki Beans 2 liang, Curculigo 2 liang, Omba Incense (may be omitted if unavailable).

Source

From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 4, citing the *Daozang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, then form into pills the size of a marble using rice paste.

Instructions for Use

Burn one pill over a fire.

Lingbao Plague-Repelling Pill,From *Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 4, citing the *Daozang*.,

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