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Black Lead Pill

Formulas Name : Black Lead Pill

Chinese Name : 黑铅丹

Drug Formulation

(From the mountains) 1 jin of black lead (roast 2 silkworm sand until charred and ground into powder), 6 liang of rock salt, 4 liang of gallnut, 2 liang of Cimicifuga, 8 liang of gypsum, 4 liang of Cyperus rotundus (roasted until charred black), 6 liang of Sophora japonica pods (roasted and ground into powder).

Source

*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.

Processing

First, use a willow wood mallet to pound the stir-fried lead sand into a fine ash-like powder; add the six medicinal ingredients and grind them together into a powder, then store it in a lead box.

Instructions for Use

Use it to brush your teeth daily; after brushing, hold it in your mouth for a while. Rinsing it out with wine is even more effective; otherwise, hot water may be used.

Black Lead Pill,*Eight Notes on Nurturing Life*, Volume 18.,

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