Iron Powder and Calamus Pills

Iron Powder and Calamus Pills,For retained heat in the Heart Meridian and severe stroke—even if there is no drooling, cold sweats, or collapse—but the patient gradually feels unable to lift the limbs, speaks with difficulty, has a pale face, appears dazed and confused, and looks as if intoxicated, with symptoms progressively worsening to the point of paralysis and weakness.

Formulas Name : Iron Powder and Calamus Pills

Chinese Name : 铁粉牛黄丸

Drug Formulation

Iron Powder (re-ground, washed with water, and dried) 2 liang; Cinnabar (ground separately, washed with water until extremely fine, and dried) 1 liang; Turmeric 1 fen (ground separately until extremely fine); Ox Bile 0.5 liang (finely ground, added until it reaches 1 liang); Lead White 1 fen (ground separately until fine).

Source

From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Volume 3.

Processing

Cook glutinous rice into porridge or rice, then shape into pills the size of mung beans.

Benefits

For retained heat in the Heart Meridian and severe stroke—even if there is no drooling, cold sweats, or collapse—but the patient gradually feels unable to lift the limbs, speaks with difficulty, has a pale face, appears dazed and confused, and looks as if intoxicated, with symptoms progressively worsening to the point of paralysis and weakness.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, washed down with Ginseng Decoction; taking them with glutinous rice drink is also effective; taking them together with Cinnabar Pills is even more effective. Take twice daily.

Iron Powder and Calamus Pills,From *Treasures of Family Heritage*, Volume 3.,For retained heat in the Heart Meridian and severe stroke—even if there is no drooling, cold sweats, or collapse—but the patient gradually feels unable to lift the limbs, speaks with difficulty, has a pale face, appears dazed and confused, and looks as if intoxicated, with symptoms progressively worsening to the point of paralysis and weakness.

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