Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill

Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill,For conditions characterized by excessive wind and phlegm, headache, dizziness, vertigo with a sensation of fainting, retching and nausea, confusion and forgetfulness, mental confusion, pain and fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, swelling and itching of the head and face, and numbness in the hands and feet.

Formulas Name : Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill

Chinese Name : 辰砂天麻丸

Drug Formulation

2.5 liang of Chuanxiong, 1 liang 1 fen of Musk (ground), 1 liang 1 fen of Angelica dahurica, 5 liang of Cinnabar (ground and sifted; half for the formula, half for coating), 5 liang of White Aconite (roasted), 10 liang of Gastrodia (stems removed), 20 liang of Pinellia (soaked in radish juice, sliced, and dried).

Source

*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For conditions characterized by excessive wind and phlegm, headache, dizziness, vertigo with a sensation of fainting, retching and nausea, confusion and forgetfulness, mental confusion, pain and fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, swelling and itching of the head and face, and numbness in the hands and feet.

Instructions for Use

Take 20 pills per dose, washed down with warm Jingjie Decoction, at any time of day.

Cinnabar and Gastrodia Pill,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.,For conditions characterized by excessive wind and phlegm, headache, dizziness, vertigo with a sensation of fainting, retching and nausea, confusion and forgetfulness, mental confusion, pain and fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the neck and shoulders, swelling and itching of the head and face, and numbness in the hands and feet.

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