Iron Courage Pill，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.，The golden cluster arrowhead has entered the abdomen.
Iron Courage Pill
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Formulas Name : Iron Courage Pill
Chinese Name : 铁勇丹
Drug Formulation
7 otter gallbladders (if unavailable, use 14 red carp gallbladders instead), half a liang of magnetite (with tight edges), half a liang of dragon’s blood (ground separately), half a liang of Alisma, half a liang of red adzuki beans, half a liang of purple kudzu root, half a liang of Xanthium seeds, half a liang of red peony root, and 3 liang of Cinnamomum camphora root (all ingredients are used raw and dried by roasting).
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 14.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Boil red adzuki beans in wine to make a paste, mix in the gallbladder juice, and knead into pills the size of a tung tree seed.
Benefits
The golden cluster arrowhead has entered the abdomen.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills at a time, washed down with a decoction of red adzuki beans and Chinese tamarisk root, mixed with equal parts of the decoction and wine (half a zhan each). Take three times daily, regardless of the time of day.
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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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Iron Courage Pill,The golden cluster arrowhead has entered the abdomen.