Five-Toxic Pills

Five-Toxic Pills,For evil spirits causing obstruction and distress, chest pain with shortness of breath, nightmares, and poisonous insect infestations; as well as for typhoid fever, seasonal diseases, and epidemics.

Formulas Name : Five-Toxic Pills

Chinese Name : 五疰丸

Drug Formulation

Cinnabar (ground) 2 fen, Pyrite (wrapped in clay, burned for half a day) 2 fen, Realgar (ground) 2 fen, Croton Seed (remove seed coat, roasted) 2 fen, Lepidium (roasted) 2 fen, Aconite Root (roasted) 2 fen, Centipede 1 (roasted, legs removed).

Source

Quoted from *Gujin Luyan* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of small beans.

Benefits

For evil spirits causing obstruction and distress, chest pain with shortness of breath, nightmares, and poisonous insect infestations; as well as for typhoid fever, seasonal diseases, and epidemics.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill; the condition will be cured immediately. If symptoms persist, take another pill at midnight, and the condition will be resolved. Carry 1 pill to ward off evil.

Note

Avoid pork, cold water, raw blood-containing foods, and civet meat.

Five-Toxic Pills,Quoted from *Gujin Luyan* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.,For evil spirits causing obstruction and distress, chest pain with shortness of breath, nightmares, and poisonous insect infestations; as well as for typhoid fever, seasonal diseases, and epidemics.

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