Tianma Dan

Tianma Dan,For all types of wind-induced paralysis and Bai Hu Lijie Feng.

Formulas Name : Tianma Dan

Chinese Name : 天麻丹

Drug Formulation

Aconite (8 liang), Atractylodes (4 liang), Whole Scorpion (1 liang), Schizonepeta (2 liang), Saposhnikovia (2 liang), Gastrodia (2 liang).

Source

*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 4.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix evenly with tofu to form patties; place them in a copper pot filled with water and boil until the mixture is half-submerged and half-floating—stop when the properties of the herbs are preserved; remove and allow to dry partially before forming into pills the size of a Paulownia seed; coat with cinnabar.

Benefits

For all types of wind-induced paralysis and Bai Hu Lijie Feng.

Instructions for Use

Before going to bed, first chew a slice of wood apple and swallow 20–30 pills with fine wine. If drowsiness sets in after taking the medicine and phlegm and saliva are expelled for 1–2 hours, the treatment is effective.

Tianma Dan,*Danxi’s Heart Methods with Appendices*, Volume 4.,For all types of wind-induced paralysis and Bai Hu Lijie Feng.

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