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Great Wind Pills,For leprosy.

Formulas Name : Great Wind Pills

Chinese Name : 大风丸

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Da Feng Zi pulp, 1.5 liang of Schizonepeta, 1.5 liang of Angelica sinensis, 1.5 liang of Sophora flavescens, 1 liang of Notopterygium, 1 liang of Dehuo, 1 liang of Saposhnikovia, 1 liang of Cicada Shed, and 1 liang of Whole Scorpion.

Source

*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Boil the Da Feng Zi shells to extract the juice, then mix it with a paste made from uncooked rice to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.

Benefits

For leprosy.

Instructions for Use

Take 100 pills per dose, three times a day, washed down with warm wine.

Note

Da Feng Zi is hot in nature; it dries phlegm and damages the blood. Taking too much may lead to blindness after recovery; use with caution.

Great Wind Pills,*Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 8.,For leprosy.

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