Great Activating-Meridians Pill

Great Activating-Meridians Pill,Effective for all types of stroke-induced paralysis, atrophy and numbness, phlegm-induced syncope, stiffness and pain, wandering abscesses, injuries from falls or blows, childhood convulsions and epilepsy, and amenorrhea in women.

Formulas Name : Great Activating-Meridians Pill

Chinese Name : 大活络丹

Drug Formulation

White Flower Snake 2 liang, Black-striped Snake 2 liang, Wilfordia 2 liang, Two-headed Sharp-pointed Snake (both soaked in wine) 2 liang, Aconite Root 2 liang, Gastrodia (baked) 2 liang, Whole Scorpion (detoxified) 2 liang, Polygonum Multiflorum (soaked in black bean water) 2 liang, Turtle Plastron (roasted) 2 liang,Ephedra 2 liang, Guanzhong 2 liang, Fried Licorice 2 liang, Notopterygium 2 liang, Cinnamon Bark 2 liang, Agastache 2 liang, Lindera 2 liang, Coptis 2 liang, Prepared Rehmannia 2 liang, Rhubarb (steamed) 2 liang, Wood Fragrance 2 liang, Agarwood 2 liang, Asarum 1 liang, Red Peony Root 1 liang, Myrrh (oil removed, ground separately) 1 liang,Cloves 1 liang, Frankincense (oil removed, ground separately) 1 liang, Stiff Silkworm 1 liang, Tiannanxing (processed with ginger) 1 liang, Green Tangerine Peel 1 liang, Bone-mending Herb 1 liang, White Cardamom 1 liang, Benzoin (simmered in wine) 1 liang, Black Aconite (processed) 1 liang, Scutellaria (steamed) 1 liang,Poria 1 liang, Cyperus (soaked in wine, then roasted) 1 liang, Scrophularia 1 liang, Atractylodes 1 liang, Saposhnikovia 2.5 liang, Pueraria root 1.5 liang, Tiger leg bone (roasted) 1.5 liang, Angelica sinensis 1.5 liang, Dragon’s Blood (ground separately) 7 qian, Earthworm (roasted) 5 qian,Rhinoceros Horn 5 qian, Musk (ground separately) 5 qian, Pine Resin 5 qian, Calamus (ground separately) 1 qian 5 fen, Camphor (ground separately) 1 qian 5 fen, Ginseng 3 liang.

Source

From *Shengji*, cited in Volume 1 of *Lantai Guifan*.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a longan seed, and coat them with gold leaf.

Benefits

Effective for all types of stroke-induced paralysis, atrophy and numbness, phlegm-induced syncope, stiffness and pain, wandering abscesses, injuries from falls or blows, childhood convulsions and epilepsy, and amenorrhea in women.

Instructions for Use

Take with aged wine.

Great Activating-Meridians Pill,From *Shengji*, cited in Volume 1 of *Lantai Guifan*.,Effective for all types of stroke-induced paralysis, atrophy and numbness, phlegm-induced syncope, stiffness and pain, wandering abscesses, injuries from falls or blows, childhood convulsions and epilepsy, and amenorrhea in women.

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