Borneol and Ox Gallstone Pills，*Secret Treasures Passed Down Through Generations*, Volume 3.，For acute stroke, or when excessive salivation has subsided somewhat, but the wind still constricts the limbs, leading to paralysis, uncoordinated hands and feet, and a crooked mouth and eyes.
Borneol and Ox Gallstone Pills
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Formulas Name : Borneol and Ox Gallstone Pills
Chinese Name : 龙脑牛黄丸
Drug Formulation
Genuine locust gum 1 fen (must be of the highest quality, clear and pure), genuine donkey-hide gelatin 1 fen (lightly roasted until plump and yellow), ox bile 1 fen (ground separately),Nipin powder 1 fen (added last), mercury 1 fen (ground with jujube pulp until no crystals remain), Qi worm 1 fen (legs removed, lightly stir-fried with genuine butter and wine), white flower snake meat 1 fen (roasted until yellow), lead white frost half liang (ground separately), raw borneol 1 fen (ground separately),genuine musk 1 fen (ground separately), genuine asafoetida half a fen (wrapped in flour, heated until the flour is warm; discard the flour).
Source
*Secret Treasures Passed Down Through Generations*, Volume 3.
Processing
First, grind the locust bean gum, donkey-hide gelatin, Qi (a type of insect), and snake into a fine powder; then, grind the remaining ingredients in sequence until the mixture is uniform. Refine white sand honey and form it into pills the size of a soapberry.
Benefits
For acute stroke, or when excessive salivation has subsided somewhat, but the wind still constricts the limbs, leading to paralysis, uncoordinated hands and feet, and a crooked mouth and eyes.
Instructions for Use
For those who have recently fallen ill, take 1 pill at a time, chew it thoroughly, swallow it with ginger soup, and follow with a small amount of wine.During the autumn and winter months, the patient should be cared for indoors in a room that is completely draft-free; doors and windows must be sealed, and a fire should be kept burning in front of the bed. After taking the medicine, if sweat appears at the affected areas—even if accompanied by a foul odor—while unaffected areas remain dry, and if phlegm and saliva are expelled from the upper chest, along with 1–2 sudden episodes of loose stools and rumbling in the abdomen, symptoms will begin to subside after the third dose. Thereafter, take one dose every three days. The patient must not leave the house until all three doses have been completed.
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Borneol and Ox Gallstone Pills,For acute stroke, or when excessive salivation has subsided somewhat, but the wind still constricts the limbs, leading to paralysis, uncoordinated hands and feet, and a crooked mouth and eyes.