Silver Sand Pills

Silver Sand Pills,Excessive phlegm and heat in the diaphragm; cough with heavy phlegm and convulsions; wind accumulation and tidal fever.

Formulas Name : Silver Sand Pills

Chinese Name : 银砂丸

Drug Formulation

Mercury (formed into granules) the size of three soapberries,Cinnabar 2 qian (ground), scorpion tail (detoxified and ground into powder), Atractylodes macrocephala 1 qian (sliced thinly, coated with honey, lined with paper in a wok, and stir-fried over low heat), licorice half a qian (half raw, half cooked), 2 scorpions (used whole; wrapped and secured with borneol and mint leaves, then roasted between bamboo tongs until the mint is charred; remove the mint and use only the scorpions.If fresh mint is unavailable, use dried mint and stir-fry it together until charred).

Source

From *The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 975, citing *The Liu Family Tradition*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Excessive phlegm and heat in the diaphragm; cough with heavy phlegm and convulsions; wind accumulation and tidal fever.

Instructions for Use

For convulsions, administer with Gold, Silver, and Peppermint Decoction; to harmonize the qi and stop diarrhea and dysentery, administer with rice water.

Silver Sand Pills,From *The Yongle Encyclopedia*, Volume 975, citing *The Liu Family Tradition*.,Excessive phlegm and heat in the diaphragm; cough with heavy phlegm and convulsions; wind accumulation and tidal fever.

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