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Lingbao Pills,For scabies in children and the thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

Formulas Name : Lingbao Pills

Chinese Name : 灵宝丸

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Tianma (washed), 1 liang of Tiannansheng, 1 liang of Bai Fuzi, 1 liang of Duhuo, 1 liang of Bai Jiangcan, 1 liang of Chuan Wutou (roasted), 1 liang of Qianghuo (washed), 1 liang of whole dried scorpions, 1 fen of Niuhuang, 1 fen of Borneol (finely ground), and half a liang of Musk (finely ground; mix into the other ingredients immediately).

Source

From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.

Processing

Thoroughly wash the ingredients, dry them in the sun within the same day (avoid exposure to water), grind them into a fine powder with a mortar and pestle, and mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a pea.

Benefits

For scabies in children and the thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

Instructions for Use

For all types of wind-related disorders, take 5 pills per dose, washed down with peppermint and warm wine; for women with blood-wind disorders, add a small amount of Angelica sinensis powder and wash down with warm wine; for paralysis caused by wind where the patient cannot get out of bed, take 30 pills per dose. First, prepare a decoction by boiling half liang of white alum powder with 10 scallion stalks, then use the warm liquid for a bath; afterward, wash down the pills with peppermint juice and warm wine;If sweating occurs while covered with clothing or bedding, take a separate tonic; for men and women suffering from scabies, tinea, or scrofula, follow the aforementioned bathing method, take 30 pills, and induce sweating—recovery is guaranteed on the same day; for children with sores or scabies, bathe as usual, taking one pill per year of age, and induce sweating—recovery is assured.

Note

Avoid consuming wheat flour, pork, fish, and poisonous substances.

Lingbao Pills,From *Bo Ji*, Volume 4.,For scabies in children and the thirty-six types of wind-related disorders.

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