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Four-Ingredient Aconite Powder

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Four-Ingredient Aconite Powder,Ghosts and spirits.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Aconite Powder

Chinese Name : 四物鸢头散

Drug Formulation

1 fen of Donghai Yuantou (derived from the root of the Bala tree), 1 fen of Huang Yashi (also known as Jin Ya), 1 fen of Longgu, and 1 fen of Fang Kui.

Source

Quoted from *Xiaopin Fang* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

Grind the above herbs into a fine powder.

Benefits

Ghosts and spirits.

Instructions for Use

Take one fangcun bi per dose, washed down with wine.

Note

Both Fang Kui and Longgu can cause confusion and a dazed, delirious state; therefore, do not take in large doses.

Four-Ingredient Aconite Powder,Quoted from *Xiaopin Fang* in Volume 13 of *Wai Tai*.,Ghosts and spirits.

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