Musk and Storax Pills

Musk and Storax Pills,Indicated for: post-mortem bone steaming syndrome, severe lung atrophy, pathogenic ghost qi, sudden heart pain, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, epidemic ghost-induced malaria, sudden red or white diarrhea, blood stasis causing amenorrhea, abdominal masses, boils, swelling, convulsions and epilepsy, possession by ghostly forces, infants vomiting milk, and conditions in adults resembling those caused by foxes or other supernatural entities.

Formulas Name : Musk and Storax Pills

Chinese Name : 麝香苏合香丸

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, 2 liang of Aquilaria agallocha, 2 liang of black rhinoceros horn shavings, 2 liang of Cyperus rotundus (roasted and dehaired), 2 liang of cinnabar (ground and water-washed),2 liang of Terminalia chebula (roasted, peel removed), 2 liang of white sandalwood, 2 liang of benzoin (ground separately, boiled into a paste with 1 sheng of ash-free wine), 2 liang of agarwood, 2 liang of musk (ground), 2 liang of cloves, 2 liang of long pepper, 1 liang of suhexiang oil (mixed into the benzoin paste), and 1 liang of frankincense (ground separately).

Source

*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix evenly with the ground ingredients, and use the benzoin paste and refined white honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

Indicated for: post-mortem bone steaming syndrome, severe lung atrophy, pathogenic ghost qi, sudden heart pain, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, epidemic ghost-induced malaria, sudden red or white diarrhea, blood stasis causing amenorrhea, abdominal masses, boils, swelling, convulsions and epilepsy, possession by ghostly forces, infants vomiting milk, and conditions in adults resembling those caused by foxes or other supernatural entities.

Instructions for Use

Early in the morning, collect water from the well’s surface; take 4 pills on an empty stomach, dissolving them in water—warm or cold as desired. Elderly people and children may take 1 pill, which may also be dissolved in warm wine. Wrap 1 pill, about the size of a marble, in waxed paper, place it in a crimson silk pouch, and wear it over the heart; all malevolent spirits will dare not approach.

Musk and Storax Pills,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 3.,Indicated for: post-mortem bone steaming syndrome, severe lung atrophy, pathogenic ghost qi, sudden heart pain, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, epidemic ghost-induced malaria, sudden red or white diarrhea, blood stasis causing amenorrhea, abdominal masses, boils, swelling, convulsions and epilepsy, possession by ghostly forces, infants vomiting milk, and conditions in adults resembling those caused by foxes or other supernatural entities.

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