Dragon-Subduing Pill

Dragon-Subduing Pill,Manic disorders. These arise when intense anger stirs the liver wind, or when great fright stirs the heart fire, or when pre-existing phlegm suddenly causes fire to rise—rising without descending—thereby obstructing the heart’s orifices and obscuring the spirit’s clarity, preventing it from flowing freely. The mind loses its command, and the heart becomes enslaved by phlegm, leading to sudden outbursts: leaping over walls and onto rooftops, wielding knives to kill, running naked and cursing without regard for kinship or acquaintance, or dashing about and crossing water as if on dry land.

Formulas Name : Dragon-Subduing Pill

Chinese Name : 降龙丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of black lead (melt it, add 1 liang of mercury, and stir-fry continuously until it turns into powder); 5 qian of cinnabar; 5 qian of serpentine (calcined over fire); 500 pieces of gold leaf; 500 pieces of silver leaf.

Source

From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 7.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder and form into pills the size of a water caltrop.

Benefits

Manic disorders. These arise when intense anger stirs the liver wind, or when great fright stirs the heart fire, or when pre-existing phlegm suddenly causes fire to rise—rising without descending—thereby obstructing the heart’s orifices and obscuring the spirit’s clarity, preventing it from flowing freely. The mind loses its command, and the heart becomes enslaved by phlegm, leading to sudden outbursts: leaping over walls and onto rooftops, wielding knives to kill, running naked and cursing without regard for kinship or acquaintance, or dashing about and crossing water as if on dry land.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose, ground into a powder and taken with Fu Shen Decoction.

Dragon-Subduing Pill,From *Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 7.,Manic disorders. These arise when intense anger stirs the liver wind, or when great fright stirs the heart fire, or when pre-existing phlegm suddenly causes fire to rise—rising without descending—thereby obstructing the heart’s orifices and obscuring the spirit’s clarity, preventing it from flowing freely. The mind loses its command, and the heart becomes enslaved by phlegm, leading to sudden outbursts: leaping over walls and onto rooftops, wielding knives to kill, running naked and cursing without regard for kinship or acquaintance, or dashing about and crossing water as if on dry land.

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