Linggan Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.，Consumptive disorders with mass accumulation, hardness and fullness in the abdomen and flanks; all types of wind-consumptive disorders and cold qi in men and women, dizziness, eye pain, and numbness in the hands and feet (??); blood wind and consumptive qi attacking the five viscera and four limbs, causing the tendons and vessels to twitch, and a crawling sensation on the face as if insects were moving; widespread sores and tinea; restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal pain with hollow rumbling sounds, lower back pain and cold knees, hands and feet alternately cold or hot;various types of stabbing pain, vomiting and nausea, constipation and dryness of the intestines and stomach, agitation of lung qi, ringing in the ears, and weakness in the feet and knees; it also treats women’s ailments such as cold blood and consumptive qi, hair loss and sallow complexion, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, aching bones and tendons, irregular menstrual cycles lasting for years or months, or excessive and irregular menstrual flow; it further treats various types of dysentery characterized by cold or heat, as well as beriberi and edema.
Linggan Pills
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Formulas Name : Linggan Pills
Chinese Name : 灵感丸
Drug Formulation
Bai Hu (without stems) half liang, Fang Feng (without roots) half liang, Zi Wan (without stems or soil) half liang, Dang Gui (sliced, roasted) half liang, Ren Shen half liang, Chi Fu Ling (without black skin) half liang, Gan Jiang (roasted until cracked) half liang, Jie Geng (roasted) half liang,Acorus (half liang), Aconite (cracked by roasting, with skin and navel removed) (half liang), Magnolia Bark (coarse bark removed, roasted with ginger juice, chopped) (half liang), Rhubarb (half liang), Evodia (washed in boiling water, dried by roasting) (half liang), Soapberry (skin and seeds removed, roasted with ghee) (half liang),Sichuan pepper (seeds and closed tips removed, stir-fried until perspiring) half liang, aged tangerine peel (white pith removed, stir-fried) half liang, prunus seed (ground separately) half liang, Coptis (stems removed, stir-fried) half liang, croton seed half liang (oil removed, ground).
Source
*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 91.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey, and form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Consumptive disorders with mass accumulation, hardness and fullness in the abdomen and flanks; all types of wind-consumptive disorders and cold qi in men and women, dizziness, eye pain, and numbness in the hands and feet (??); blood wind and consumptive qi attacking the five viscera and four limbs, causing the tendons and vessels to twitch, and a crawling sensation on the face as if insects were moving; widespread sores and tinea; restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal pain with hollow rumbling sounds, lower back pain and cold knees, hands and feet alternately cold or hot;various types of stabbing pain, vomiting and nausea, constipation and dryness of the intestines and stomach, agitation of lung qi, ringing in the ears, and weakness in the feet and knees; it also treats women’s ailments such as cold blood and consumptive qi, hair loss and sallow complexion, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, aching bones and tendons, irregular menstrual cycles lasting for years or months, or excessive and irregular menstrual flow; it further treats various types of dysentery characterized by cold or heat, as well as beriberi and edema.
Instructions for Use
Take 5 pills per dose on an empty stomach, washed down with wine, until a mild laxative effect is achieved. If one is affected by wind-cold, long-term use of this medicine is most effective. It is also suitable for nighttime administration.
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Linggan Pills,Consumptive disorders with mass accumulation, hardness and fullness in the abdomen and flanks; all types of wind-consumptive disorders and cold qi in men and women, dizziness, eye pain, and numbness in the hands and feet (??); blood wind and consumptive qi attacking the five viscera and four limbs, causing the tendons and vessels to twitch, and a crawling sensation on the face as if insects were moving; widespread sores and tinea; restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal pain with hollow rumbling sounds, lower back pain and cold knees, hands and feet alternately cold or hot;various types of stabbing pain, vomiting and nausea, constipation and dryness of the intestines and stomach, agitation of lung qi, ringing in the ears, and weakness in the feet and knees; it also treats women’s ailments such as cold blood and consumptive qi, hair loss and sallow complexion, stabbing pain in the chest and abdomen, aching bones and tendons, irregular menstrual cycles lasting for years or months, or excessive and irregular menstrual flow; it further treats various types of dysentery characterized by cold or heat, as well as beriberi and edema.