Aconite Decoction Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.，
Aconite Decoction Pills
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Formulas Name : Aconite Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 乌头煎丸
Drug Formulation
Half a jin of Aconite (leave the skin and tips intact; soak 3 liang in water overnight), 1 liang of Gastrodia, half a liang of Morinda officinalis (core removed), 1 liang of Sea-tung bark (chopped), half a liang of Psoralea (roasted), 1.5 liang of Achyranthes (stems removed, soaked in wine, sliced, and dried), half a liang of Cardamom (shell removed), 1 liang of Fennel seeds (roasted),half liang of Smilax glabra, 1 liang of Wood Fragrance, half liang of Dendrobium (stems removed), 1 liang of Agarwood (chopped), and 15 jujubes (boiled until soft, then peeled and pitted before adding to the paste).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.
Processing
First, boil Aconite with half a sheng of black beans until the beans are tender. Remove the Aconite, slice it, and dry it in the oven. Stir-fry it with 2 liang of rock salt until it turns yellow, then remove the salt and pound it into a fine powder;Take 2 sheng of strong wine; first warm the wine until it comes to a rolling boil, then add the Aconite and simmer until it becomes a paste. Next, dry the remaining herbs in the oven, grind them into a fine powder, and sift it. Combine this with the date paste, mix thoroughly, and shape into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills at a time on an empty stomach, washed down with salted water.
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Aconite Decoction Pills