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Crow Pill,For wind-deficiency with numbness of the skin, and dizziness and pain in the head and eyes.

Formulas Name : Crow Pill

Chinese Name : 乌鸦丸

Drug Formulation

1 raven (burned to ash), 1 fen of musk (ground separately),tiger bone (roasted with butter) half liang, white silkworm pupae (stir-fried) half liang, dried scorpion (cleaned of dirt, stir-fried) half liang, Fangfeng (stems removed) half liang, black snake (soaked in wine, skinned and deboned, then roasted) half liang, white Aconite root (roasted) half liang, and Agastache leaves half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.

Processing

Of the above 9 ingredients, grind all except the one to be ground separately into a fine powder; mix in the separately ground ingredient until uniform, then combine with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For wind-deficiency with numbness of the skin, and dizziness and pain in the head and eyes.

Instructions for Use

Take 10 pills per dose, increasing to 15 pills as needed; swallow with warm wine or clear tea; take at any time.

Crow Pill,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.,For wind-deficiency with numbness of the skin, and dizziness and pain in the head and eyes.

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