Lingtong Wanying Dan，From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.，Effective for a wide range of ailments in the elderly, children, men, and women, including heatstroke with dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, and headache; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; cold extremities; muscle cramps (both spasmodic and non-spasmodic); intestinal colic; stomach pain; sore throat and throat obstruction; malaria; dysentery; epidemic diseases; and measles;stroke with phlegm-induced syncope and loss of consciousness; in newborns, umbilical wind causing clenched jaws; sudden fright; toothache; running sores; malignant boils; snake, scorpion, and insect bites; dog bites; urinary incontinence; trauma from falls and blows; fright-induced disorders; mountain miasma; and all forms of noxious vapors.
Lingtong Wanying Dan
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Formulas Name : Lingtong Wanying Dan
Chinese Name : 灵通万应丹
Drug Formulation
Authentic toad fat (genuine if it numbs the tongue upon tasting) 2 liang; Atractylodes macrocephala (small with red spots; soaked in rice washing water, then stir-fried until dark yellow) 3 liang;Ming Tianma (steamed and sun-dried) 3 liang 6 qian, Ephedra (roots and nodes removed, sun-dried) 3 liang 6 qian, Ming Realgar (water-floated) 3 liang 6 qian, Cinnabar (water-floated) 3 liang 6 qian, Brocade-Patterned Rhubarb (sun-dried) 6 liang, Licorice (peeled) 2 liang 4 qian, Cloves (male or female) 6 qian, Musk 3 qian (one formula adds 3 qian of rhinoceros horn yellow).
Source
From *The Great Treasure of Health*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Dissolve with toad venom and rice wine, then shape into pills the size of radish seeds and coat with cinnabar.
Benefits
Effective for a wide range of ailments in the elderly, children, men, and women, including heatstroke with dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, and headache; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; cold extremities; muscle cramps (both spasmodic and non-spasmodic); intestinal colic; stomach pain; sore throat and throat obstruction; malaria; dysentery; epidemic diseases; and measles;stroke with phlegm-induced syncope and loss of consciousness; in newborns, umbilical wind causing clenched jaws; sudden fright; toothache; running sores; malignant boils; snake, scorpion, and insect bites; dog bites; urinary incontinence; trauma from falls and blows; fright-induced disorders; mountain miasma; and all forms of noxious vapors.
Instructions for Use
Combine two bowls of the mixture, hold it in your hands, and shake vigorously so the medicine swirls inside; this will naturally make it firm and glossy. Dry in the sun and store in a porcelain jar.For heatstroke with dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, and headache; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; cold extremities; muscle cramps; hiccups; intestinal colic; stomach pain; sore throat and throat obstruction; malaria and dysentery—take 7–8 pills with warm water; for severe cases, take 13–14 pills;For epidemic diseases, measles, stroke with phlegm-induced syncope, or loss of consciousness, grind 3 pills into a fine powder and blow it into the nostrils, then administer a decoction of about 10 pills;For newborns with umbilical wind causing clenched jaws—where it is difficult to administer medicine—finely grind 1–2 pills, blow the powder into the nostrils to induce a sneeze; once sweating begins, the condition is cured. For sudden convulsions, grind into a powder, blow it into the nostrils, then administer the powder orally; the patient will revive immediately. For toothache, wandering malnutrition, malignant sores, carbuncles, snake, scorpion, or insect bites, and dog bites, pound into a paste, mix with wine, and apply to the affected area;For strangulation, falls and blows, or night terrors—if the patient shows even the slightest sign of life—grind the medicine into a fine powder, blow it into the nostrils, and administer it orally; the patient will be revived immediately. To ward off mountain mists, miasmas, and all forms of noxious fumes, hold 2–3 pills in the mouth; pathogenic toxins will not invade.
Note
Contraindicated for those with deficiency syndromes and pregnant women. Avoid tea, alcohol, and meals for 1–2 hours after taking the medicine.
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Lingtong Wanying Dan,Effective for a wide range of ailments in the elderly, children, men, and women, including heatstroke with dizziness, blurred vision, nausea, and headache; cholera with vomiting and diarrhea; cold extremities; muscle cramps (both spasmodic and non-spasmodic); intestinal colic; stomach pain; sore throat and throat obstruction; malaria; dysentery; epidemic diseases; and measles;stroke with phlegm-induced syncope and loss of consciousness; in newborns, umbilical wind causing clenched jaws; sudden fright; toothache; running sores; malignant boils; snake, scorpion, and insect bites; dog bites; urinary incontinence; trauma from falls and blows; fright-induced disorders; mountain miasma; and all forms of noxious vapors.