Cow Bile and Iron Powder Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 64.，Indicated for wind-phlegm-induced restlessness and headache, chest and epigastric fullness and stagnation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and nausea.
Cow Bile and Iron Powder Pills
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Formulas Name : Cow Bile and Iron Powder Pills
Chinese Name : 牛黄铁粉丸
Drug Formulation
Ochre (ground) 1 qian, iron powder (ground) 1 liang and a half, mercury granules 1 liang, Pinellia (raw) 1 liang, Aconite (roasted) 1 liang, talc (ground) 1 fen, zinc oxide (ground) 2 qian, Salvia (ground) 3 fen, dried scorpion (cleaned of soil, stir-fried) 1 fen, white Aconite root half a liang (raw).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 64.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a tung tree seed using boiled jujube pulp.
Benefits
Indicated for wind-phlegm-induced restlessness and headache, chest and epigastric fullness and stagnation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and nausea.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 to 7 pills each time, washed down with ginger decoction, before bedtime; if a laxative effect is desired, take 20 pills.
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Cow Bile and Iron Powder Pills,Indicated for wind-phlegm-induced restlessness and headache, chest and epigastric fullness and stagnation, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and nausea.