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Half-Gold Powder,For stroke affecting the heart and lungs, characterized by unconsciousness and stupor, fullness and oppression in the chest, convulsions, shortness of breath, and profuse, unceasing sweating.

Formulas Name : Half-Gold Powder

Chinese Name : 半金散

Drug Formulation

Black snake meat (soaked in wine, skinned and deboned, then roasted) 1 liang, Gastrodia elata 1 liang, whole scorpion (detoxified) 1 liang (roasted), dried silkworm (with silk and mouth removed, roasted) 1 liang (ground into powder), cinnabar half a liang (ground to a fine powder), borneol 1 qian (ground).

Source

*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 6).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine, uniform powder.

Benefits

For stroke affecting the heart and lungs, characterized by unconsciousness and stupor, fullness and oppression in the chest, convulsions, shortness of breath, and profuse, unceasing sweating.

Instructions for Use

Take half a qian per dose, mixed with warm water, at any time.

Half-Gold Powder,*General Essentials of Health* (Vol. 6).,For stroke affecting the heart and lungs, characterized by unconsciousness and stupor, fullness and oppression in the chest, convulsions, shortness of breath, and profuse, unceasing sweating.

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