Immortal Snail Gel，From *Treatise on the Four Major Syndromes of Wind-Consumption, Ascites, and Diaphragmatic Obstruction*.，Diaphragmatic Obstruction.
Immortal Snail Gel
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Formulas Name : Immortal Snail Gel
Chinese Name : 仙螺胶
Drug Formulation
49 large river snails.
Source
From *Treatise on the Four Major Syndromes of Wind-Consumption, Ascites, and Diaphragmatic Obstruction*.
Processing
Wash them thoroughly, then soak in clean water to remove all mud. Place them upside down in a basin overnight. Next, take 2 liang of clean Coptis chinensis, slice it, and decoct it into a concentrated decoction to make one small cup of paste. Then place the snails right-side up in the basin and dry them in the sun. When the shells crack open, insert one spoonful of the Coptis paste into each.After one night, the snails will have dissolved into liquid. Collect the snail liquid, then add one cup each of cypress leaf juice, chive root juice, human milk, cow’s milk, goat’s milk, and pig’s milk, along with one liang of refined honey and a piece of pure gold. Simmer in a sand-lined cauldron until it becomes a paste, then store in a porcelain container.
Benefits
Diaphragmatic Obstruction.
Instructions for Use
Take 1–2 spoons per dose, washed down with wine.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Immortal Snail Gel,Diaphragmatic Obstruction.