Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 17.,For wind-phlegm causing dizziness and blurred vision, as well as itching and pain in the limbs.
Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill
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Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill
Chinese Name : 丹砂天麻丸
Drug Formulation
Cinnabar (finely ground; half for the medicine, half for the coating) 1 liang, Gastrodia 2 liang, Angelica dahurica 1 fen, Prepared Aconite Root 1 liang,Chuanxiong half liang, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Tiannanxing (soaked in radish juice for three nights, changing the juice each time; boiled for 3–5 boils; strained; sliced; sun-dried; best prepared during the 12th lunar month) 4 liang.
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 17.
Processing
Except for cinnabar, grind all the above herbs into a fine powder; mix it evenly with an equal amount of cinnabar powder. Form into pills the size of a tung tree seed using a water-cooked starch paste, and coat them with cinnabar.
Benefits
For wind-phlegm causing dizziness and blurred vision, as well as itching and pain in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 15–20 pills per dose, washed down with warm Schizonepeta decoction after meals.
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Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill,For wind-phlegm causing dizziness and blurred vision, as well as itching and pain in the limbs.