Knot-Breaking Pill

Knot-Breaking Pill,For cases of Yin-Yang reversal leading to chest constriction, where constipation has persisted for 5–6 days and neither purgation nor drainage is effective.

Formulas Name : Knot-Breaking Pill

Chinese Name : 破结丹

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar 5 qian, Blue Calcite 5 qian, Hempseed 5 qian, Cardamom 5 qian, Frankincense 5 qian, Cassia 5 qian, Pharbitis 5 qian, Black Aconite 5 qian, Croton Seed 5 qian, Mercury Oxide ½ fen, Musk 5 fen, Gold Leaf 5 pieces.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Use half a zhan of rice vinegar to simmer cinnabar, aconite, and pharbitis into a paste; then add the remaining ingredients to form pills the size of soapberry seeds, coated with mercury oxide.

Benefits

For cases of Yin-Yang reversal leading to chest constriction, where constipation has persisted for 5–6 days and neither purgation nor drainage is effective.

Instructions for Use

Take 2 pills per dose, washed down with honeyed hot water.

Knot-Breaking Pill,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 4.,For cases of Yin-Yang reversal leading to chest constriction, where constipation has persisted for 5–6 days and neither purgation nor drainage is effective.

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