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Longnao Shuangwan,For all types of wind disorders.

Formulas Name : Longnao Shuangwan

Chinese Name : 龙脑双丸

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Tiannanxing (soaked in hot water, washed, sliced, and roasted), half a liang of Banxia (washed in hot water seven times to remove slipperiness, sliced, and roasted), 1 fen of dried scorpion (stir-fried with wine), 1 fen of white silkworm pupae (stir-fried with wine; grind these four ingredients together into a powder), 1 qian of lead white, 1 qian of talcum powder, 1 fen of musk, and 1 fen of borneol (grind these four ingredients together).

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients together until uniform, then form into pills the size of a soapberry using a thin glutinous rice paste.

Benefits

For all types of wind disorders.

Instructions for Use

Take 1–2 pills per dose; chew them until broken up and swallow with warm wine. In cases of acute wind-induced lockjaw, use a green onion stalk to instill the mixture into the nostrils.

Longnao Shuangwan,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.,For all types of wind disorders.

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