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Cow Bile Pills,For wind-obstruction in the spleen, manifested as slurred speech and excessive salivation.

Formulas Name : Cow Bile Pills

Chinese Name : 牛黄丸

Drug Formulation

1 fen of ox bile (finely ground), 1 liang of white aconite root (roasted and cracked), 1 liang of Indian curcuma (finely ground), 1.5 liang of gastrodia tuber, 3 fen of rhinoceros horn shavings, and half a liang of lead frost (finely ground).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind all ingredients into a fine powder until uniformly mixed, then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For wind-obstruction in the spleen, manifested as slurred speech and excessive salivation.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills at a time, washed down with bamboo sap, at any time of day.

Cow Bile Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 5.,For wind-obstruction in the spleen, manifested as slurred speech and excessive salivation.

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