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Ganlu Pills,For wind-obstruction with phlegm-heat, restlessness and irritability in the chest and diaphragm, restless sleep at night, delirium and mania, red eyes and nosebleeds, dry mouth and throat; and heatstroke.

Formulas Name : Ganlu Pills

Chinese Name : 甘露丸

Drug Formulation

2 jin of cold water stone (burned until red-hot, then spread on the ground to release toxins overnight), 3 fen of lead frost (finely ground), 3 liang of horse-tooth oyster shell (finely ground), 3 fen of borneol (finely ground), and 3 fen of licorice (roasted until slightly red, then coarsely chopped).

Source

*Shenghui*, Volume 36.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Transfer to a mortar and grind until extremely fine. Shape into pills the size of a marble using glutinous rice.

Benefits

For wind-obstruction with phlegm-heat, restlessness and irritability in the chest and diaphragm, restless sleep at night, delirium and mania, red eyes and nosebleeds, dry mouth and throat; and heatstroke.

Instructions for Use

Take half a pill per dose, washed down with freshly drawn water after a meal.

Ganlu Pills,*Shenghui*, Volume 36.,For wind-obstruction with phlegm-heat, restlessness and irritability in the chest and diaphragm, restless sleep at night, delirium and mania, red eyes and nosebleeds, dry mouth and throat; and heatstroke.

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