Taiyi Divine Pill，From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.，All diseases that cannot be treated by conventional medicine; poisons from toxic substances, witchcraft, miasma, foxes, rats, vipers, harmful fungi, pufferfish, and the like; consumption of the meat of dead cattle or horses; injuries from venomous snakes, dogs, or harmful insects; sudden onset of illness, plague, typhoid fever with chest constriction and delirium, throat constriction, various types of wind-induced rashes, and red, swollen, scaly tumors.Heatstroke; epigastric and abdominal distension and pain; nausea and vomiting; dysentery and diarrhea; phlegm-induced syncope in children; for external use, treat carbuncles, boils, mumps, erysipelas, and throat inflammation.
Taiyi Divine Pill
Formulas Name : Taiyi Divine Pill
Chinese Name : 太乙神丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of realgar; 3 liang of Wenha (also known as gallnut; crushed, washed, and roasted); 2 liang of mountain arrowhead (peeled, washed, and roasted); 1.5 liang of red-bud Euphorbia (peeled, washed, and thoroughly dried); 1 liang of Qianjinzi (also known as Xusui seed; shelled, ground, and oil removed to obtain the powder); 5 qian of cinnabar; 3 qian of musk.
Source
From *Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 24.
Processing
Except for realgar, cinnabar, Qianjinzi, and musk—which are ground separately—the remaining three ingredients are ground into a fine powder. Then, add the previously ground four ingredients and grind them together until uniform. Mix with glutinous rice paste to form a dough, roll it out to a thickness of just over one qian, and cut into 40 cakes the size of a coin. Air-dry them in the shade.
Benefits
All diseases that cannot be treated by conventional medicine; poisons from toxic substances, witchcraft, miasma, foxes, rats, vipers, harmful fungi, pufferfish, and the like; consumption of the meat of dead cattle or horses; injuries from venomous snakes, dogs, or harmful insects; sudden onset of illness, plague, typhoid fever with chest constriction and delirium, throat constriction, various types of wind-induced rashes, and red, swollen, scaly tumors.Heatstroke; epigastric and abdominal distension and pain; nausea and vomiting; dysentery and diarrhea; phlegm-induced syncope in children; for external use, treat carbuncles, boils, mumps, erysipelas, and throat inflammation.
Instructions for Use
Grind fresh ginger and peppermint juice with well water and take orally; for adults suffering from stroke or various types of epilepsy, grind with wine and take orally; for children with acute or chronic convulsions, the “Five Wasting Diseases” and “Eight Types of Dysentery,” divide one cake into five doses, add one peppermint leaf, grind with well water, and take orally; for locked jaws, apply the paste to the area to immediately release the jaw; for boils, abscesses on the back, carbuncles, and all types of malignant sores, grind with well water and take orally or apply to the affected area.For unruptured sores, the itching will subside immediately upon application; for headaches, grind the pill with mint in wine until smooth, then apply it to the temples using a paper flower. For those with robust constitutions, divide one cake into two doses; for those with weak constitutions, divide one cake into three doses. Generally, when taking this elixir, if it passes through the system 1–2 times, the effect is particularly rapid. If you do not wish for it to pass through, supplement with rice porridge. If applied to sores, they will disappear immediately.
Note
Pregnant women should not take this medicine.
Taiyi Divine Pill,All diseases that cannot be treated by conventional medicine; poisons from toxic substances, witchcraft, miasma, foxes, rats, vipers, harmful fungi, pufferfish, and the like; consumption of the meat of dead cattle or horses; injuries from venomous snakes, dogs, or harmful insects; sudden onset of illness, plague, typhoid fever with chest constriction and delirium, throat constriction, various types of wind-induced rashes, and red, swollen, scaly tumors.Heatstroke; epigastric and abdominal distension and pain; nausea and vomiting; dysentery and diarrhea; phlegm-induced syncope in children; for external use, treat carbuncles, boils, mumps, erysipelas, and throat inflammation.