Bi Lin Dan

Bi Lin Dan,For profuse phlegm and drooling, or stroke with loss of speech.

Formulas Name : Bi Lin Dan

Chinese Name : 碧琳丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of raw verdigris, 1 liang of realgar, 1 fen of musk.

Source

From *Experienced Formulas*, cited in Volume 5 of *Classified Materia Medica*.

Processing

Thoroughly wash the ingredients, grind them finely in a mortar, sift through water to remove impurities, and clarify the mixture by removing any grit; spread the copper green mixture on paper and dry in the sun;Dissolve the realgar in water, remove any sediment, and clarify the solution; combine it with the copper green powder in a new stone mortar and simmer over low heat until dry. Prepare the mixture on the day of Chen at the hour of Chen, facing the Chen direction; grind it evenly again, add the musk, and grind together. Mix with glutinous rice paste to form pills the size of a marble, and air-dry in the shade.

Benefits

For profuse phlegm and drooling, or stroke with loss of speech.

Instructions for Use

For stroke patients, take two doses per pill, ground with mint wine; for paralysis and all wind-related conditions, dissolve in cinnabar wine. The treatment is effective when the patient vomits greenish-blue phlegm and expels pathogenic substances through diarrhea.

Note

Avoid foods that stir wind-toxin.

Bi Lin Dan,From *Experienced Formulas*, cited in Volume 5 of *Classified Materia Medica*.,For profuse phlegm and drooling, or stroke with loss of speech.

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