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Fox Liver Ointment,For spasm disorders and stroke affecting the heart and lungs.

Formulas Name : Fox Liver Ointment

Chinese Name : 狐肝膏

Drug Formulation

1 liang of mulberry cuttlefish (roasted), 1 liang of Notopterygium root, 1 liang of Vitex seeds, 1 liang of ephedra (knots removed), 1 liang of black snake meat (soaked in wine overnight, then dried in an oven; grind into a powder), half a liang of cinnabar, 1 fen of ox gallstone, and 1 fen of musk.

Source

From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 367.

Processing

Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Using half a wild fox liver, pound them together in a stone mortar 200–300 times until a paste forms, about the size of a soapberry seed.

Benefits

For spasm disorders and stroke affecting the heart and lungs.

Instructions for Use

Take one pill per dose, dissolved in 2–3 drops of wine mixed with fresh peppermint juice.

Fox Liver Ointment,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 367.,For spasm disorders and stroke affecting the heart and lungs.

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