Aconite and Five-Spirit Fat Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.，For gu wind, where the entire skin aches and the body feels as if being slashed or pricked; for stroke with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, causing chest distress, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, mental confusion and delirium, as well as blood wind rushing through the body.
Aconite and Five-Spirit Fat Pills
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Formulas Name : Aconite and Five-Spirit Fat Pills
Chinese Name : 乌头五灵脂丸
Drug Formulation
Aconite (raw, with skin and pith removed) 5 liang, Wulingzhi 5 liang, Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed) 2 liang, Wolf’s-bane (roasted) 1 liang, Fangfeng (with branches removed) 2 liang, Earthworm (with soil left intact) 2 liang, Cinnamon Bark (with coarse outer bark removed) 2 liang, Tiger Bone (sealed in a sand bottle with salt and mud, calcined to preserve its nature) 2 liang,Phyllanthus bark (chopped) 2 liang, natural copper (calcined and quenched in vinegar 3–5 times) 2 liang, frankincense (ground) 1 liang, myrrh (ground) 1 liang, musk (ground) 3 fen, borneol (ground) 1 qian, tangled hair (burned to ash while retaining its properties) half a liang, high-quality ink (calcined) half a liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 12.
Processing
Grind each of the above herbs into a fine powder. Sun-dry for 7 days, then pound and sift to a fine powder. Mix with the natural juice of fresh ginger, knead thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For gu wind, where the entire skin aches and the body feels as if being slashed or pricked; for stroke with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, causing chest distress, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, mental confusion and delirium, as well as blood wind rushing through the body.
Instructions for Use
Divide each pill into 4 doses; dissolve each dose in warm wine mixed with a small amount of fresh ginger juice and take orally. For one-sided or general headaches, as well as brain wind disorders, dissolve a pill in clear waxed tea mixed with a small amount of fresh ginger juice and take orally; remove the pillow, lie down for a short while, and grind one pill into a paste to apply to the swollen and painful area.For emergency treatment of various postpartum disorders, dissolve one pill in ginger juice mixed with equal parts child’s urine and wine (half a zhan each), and take while slightly warm; for blood-wind exhaustion or stagnant blood attacking the limbs, or causing stabbing pain in the abdomen and ribs, take with Angelica wine; for injuries from falls or blows, take with Frankincense wine; for severe cases, take 3 pills.
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Aconite and Five-Spirit Fat Pills,For gu wind, where the entire skin aches and the body feels as if being slashed or pricked; for stroke with phlegm and saliva obstructing the passages, causing chest distress, deviation of the mouth and eyes, hemiplegia, mental confusion and delirium, as well as blood wind rushing through the body.