Large Iron Pellet，*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 4.，For stroke-induced paralysis and weakness, crooked mouth and eyes, cramping and pain in the tendons and bones, and numbness in the limbs.
Large Iron Pellet
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Formulas Name : Large Iron Pellet
Chinese Name : 大铁弹丸
Drug Formulation
Natural copper (heated until red-hot, quenched in vinegar 7 times) 1.5 liang; tiger shin bone (soaked in wine, roasted until yellow) 1 liang; Angelica sinensis (soaked in wine, roasted) 1 liang; white Aconite root (roasted) 1 liang; Sichuan Aconite (roasted, with skin and navel removed) 1 liang; Wulingzhi (roasted) 1 liang;Ephedra (knots removed) 1 liang, Myrrh half a liang, Frankincense half a liang, Whole Scorpion (baked) half a liang, Benzoin half a liang, White Angelica half a liang, Straight Silkworm Larvae (roasted, silk threads removed) half a liang, Black Snake Meat (soaked in wine, baked dry) 3 fen, Wood Turtle 21 pieces (shells removed, roasted until cooked), Cinnabar 1 fen, Musk 1 fen.
Source
*Zhi Zhi*, Volume 4.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Boil benzoin in wine, then mix in sifted white flour to form a paste. Roll into pills the size of a marble.
Benefits
For stroke-induced paralysis and weakness, crooked mouth and eyes, cramping and pain in the tendons and bones, and numbness in the limbs.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, washed down with warm wine.
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Large Iron Pellet,For stroke-induced paralysis and weakness, crooked mouth and eyes, cramping and pain in the tendons and bones, and numbness in the limbs.