Da Qianghuo Pills

Da Qianghuo Pills,For interlobar stroke, hidden stroke with vertigo; this formula is suitable for all thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

Formulas Name : Da Qianghuo Pills

Chinese Name : 大羌活丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnamomum cassia (peeled) 1 liang, Poria 1 liang, Ephedra (knots removed) 1 liang, Black-spined Black Snake (soaked in wine, skinned and deboned, roasted until fragrant) 1 liang, Stiff Silkworm 1 liang, Saposhnikovia root 1 liang, Trifoliate orange peel 1 liang, Sour jujube seed 1 liang, Sophora root 1 liang, Notopterygium root 1 liang, Angelica root 1 liang, Prunus mume seed (peeled and tips removed) 1 liang,Dragon Bone 1 liang, Rhinoceros Horn (finely ground; if unavailable, antelope horn may be substituted) 1 liang, Black Fat (stir-fried, with skin and core removed; if unavailable, substitute with half a liang of Aconite, roasted until cracked) 1 liang, Ginseng 1 liang.

Source

From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 116 of *Pu Ji Fang*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For interlobar stroke, hidden stroke with vertigo; this formula is suitable for all thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 7 pills per dose, washed down with hot wine.

Da Qianghuo Pills,From *Bo Ji*, cited in Volume 116 of *Pu Ji Fang*.,For interlobar stroke, hidden stroke with vertigo; this formula is suitable for all thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

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