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Bear Bile and Gastrodia Pill

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Bear Bile and Gastrodia Pill,For wind-induced wasting and emaciation, accompanied by head-shaking, eye-rubbing, and stiffness in all the meridians.

Formulas Name : Bear Bile and Gastrodia Pill

Chinese Name : 熊胆天麻丹

Drug Formulation

Tianma, Qianghuo, bear bile, cicada shells, and Shijunzi (shells removed).

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 382.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with glutinous rice decoction to form pills the size of millet grains.

Benefits

For wind-induced wasting and emaciation, accompanied by head-shaking, eye-rubbing, and stiffness in all the meridians.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, washed down with decocted Schizonepeta Decoction.

Bear Bile and Gastrodia Pill,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 382.,For wind-induced wasting and emaciation, accompanied by head-shaking, eye-rubbing, and stiffness in all the meridians.

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