Bone-Transforming Pill,From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.,For stroke-induced paralysis that has persisted for a long time without healing, with the limbs limp and unresponsive, and where other medications have proven ineffective.
Bone-Transforming Pill
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Formulas Name : Bone-Transforming Pill
Chinese Name : 换骨丹
Drug Formulation
Musk (ground) half fen, Cinnamon (with coarse bark removed) 1 liang and a half, Ephedra 10 jin (remove roots and nodes; add 7 dou of river water, boil until reduced by half, strain out the dregs, clarify, and simmer again until it reaches the consistency of malt syrup; store in porcelain), Cinnabar 2 liang (finely ground, used as a coating), Sweet Solomonseal (cleaned of soil) 1 liang,Sichuan Aconite (raw, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, White Mustard Seeds (roasted) 1 liang, Agastache 1 liang, Wild Aconite (raw, with skin and pith removed) 1 liang, Sea-grape Bark (roasted) 1 liang, Polygonum multiflorum 1 liang, Notopterygium 1 liang, Borneol (ground) 1 liang, Dipsacus asper (hairs removed, roasted) 1 liang,Achyranthes root (soaked in wine) 1 liang, Clematis root (with soil removed) 1 liang, White mulberry bark (roasted) 1 liang, Sophora japonica pods 1 liang, Gleditsia seed kernels (roasted) 1 liang, Natural copper (quenched in vinegar 7 times, finely ground) 1 liang,Green tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1 liang, aged tangerine peel (white pith removed) 1 liang, Angelica dahurica half a liang, Saposhnikovia root half a liang, melon seeds (roasted) half a liang, Smilax glabra (roasted) half a liang, Wulingzhi half a liang, Ligusticum chuanxiong half a liang, licorice (salt-roasted) half a liang, Sophora flavescens half a liang, white frankincense half a liang.
Source
From *Formulas of the Imperial Pharmacy*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Use a decoction of Ephedra as a base, add a small amount of cooked honey, and mix thoroughly to form a paste. Shape into pills the size of a marble and coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
For stroke-induced paralysis that has persisted for a long time without healing, with the limbs limp and unresponsive, and where other medications have proven ineffective.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; crush it and swallow it after a meal with tea or wine as desired; or dissolve it in the natural juice of fresh ginger mixed with half a zhan of wine, and take the medicine. You may follow this with 1–2 zhan of wine. Take twice daily. By the third day, a slight sweat at the affected site indicates effectiveness; by the tenth day or later, significant improvement is achieved, and there are no cases where it fails to cure. However, as the formula has a slightly warming nature, it is particularly effective for patients with cold-type conditions.
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Bone-Transforming Pill,For stroke-induced paralysis that has persisted for a long time without healing, with the limbs limp and unresponsive, and where other medications have proven ineffective.