Life-Saving Golden Pill，From *Medical Origins*, Middle Volume.，For wind-affected internal organs, loss of speech, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the limbs, rising phlegm and saliva, difficulty swallowing, inability to eat or drink, and locked jaw. Also effective for neutralizing all types of drug toxicity, fever with abdominal distension, difficulty with urination and defecation, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, excess above and deficiency below, qi stagnation with a red face, residual fever persisting after sweating, and exhaustion-related illnesses.
Life-Saving Golden Pill
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Formulas Name : Life-Saving Golden Pill
Chinese Name : 活命金丹
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Chuanxiong, 1 liang of Licorice, 1 liang of Banlangen, 1 liang of Kudzu Root, 2 qian of Borneol, 2 qian of Musk (ground), 0.5 fen of Ox Bile (ground), 3 qian of Raw Rhinoceros Horn, 3 qian of Cinnamon, half a liang of Pearl Powder, 2.5 liang of Sichuan Rhubarb, 1 liang of Sweet Calcium Carbonate, 4 qian of Cinnabar (half for coating), 3 qian of Indigo Powder, 5 qian of Peppermint.
Source
From *Medical Origins*, Middle Volume.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Mix with honey and water to form a paste using steamed buns, then shape into pills. Make 10 pills per liang. Coat each pill separately with cinnabar; while still moist, coat them with 40 sheets of genuine gold leaf. Store in a porcelain container; they will remain intact for many years.
Benefits
For wind-affected internal organs, loss of speech, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the limbs, rising phlegm and saliva, difficulty swallowing, inability to eat or drink, and locked jaw. Also effective for neutralizing all types of drug toxicity, fever with abdominal distension, difficulty with urination and defecation, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, excess above and deficiency below, qi stagnation with a red face, residual fever persisting after sweating, and exhaustion-related illnesses.
Instructions for Use
For wind-toxin conditions, take with clear tea; for detoxifying medications, take with fresh cold water; for residual heat, exhaustion-related illnesses, and febrile convulsions in children, take with peppermint tea.
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Life-Saving Golden Pill,For wind-affected internal organs, loss of speech, hemiplegia, numbness and stiffness in the limbs, rising phlegm and saliva, difficulty swallowing, inability to eat or drink, and locked jaw. Also effective for neutralizing all types of drug toxicity, fever with abdominal distension, difficulty with urination and defecation, fullness and distension in the chest and diaphragm, excess above and deficiency below, qi stagnation with a red face, residual fever persisting after sweating, and exhaustion-related illnesses.