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Moisturizing Body Pills,For various wind-induced disorders characterized by paralysis of the hands and feet, mental confusion, slurred speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, aching joints, dizziness and vertigo, restlessness and agitation, forgetfulness and mental confusion, and congestion of phlegm; as well as thickened skin and numbness without sensation.

Formulas Name : Moisturizing Body Pills

Chinese Name : 润体丸

Drug Formulation

1.5 liang of Fangfeng (with the root fork removed), 1.5 liang of White Borneol (ground separately), 1.5 liang of Frankincense (ground separately),Antelope Horn Powder (ground separately to a fine powder) 1.5 liang, Aconite Root (roasted, with skin and pith removed) 1.5 liang, White Silkworm (lightly roasted) 1.5 liang, Areca Nut 1.5 liang, Cardamom Seed 1.5 liang, Agarwood 1.5 liang,Tribulus fruit (lightly roasted) 1.5 liang, Cloves 1.5 liang, Vitex fruit (with white skin removed) 1.5 liang, Bovine bile (ground separately into a fine powder) 1.5 liang, Agastache leaves 1.5 liang, Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed) 1.5 liang, Raw rhinoceros horn powder (ground separately) 1.5 liang, Realgar (ground into a fine powder) 1.5 liang,Musk (ground to a powder) 1.5 liang, Frankincense 1.5 liang, Cinnabar (ground to a fine powder) 1.5 liang, Poria (peeled) 1.5 liang, White Aconite Root (roasted) 1.5 liang, Notopterygium (stem removed) 1.5 liang, Raw Silkworm Moth (lightly roasted) 1.5 liang, Ginseng (root tip removed) 1.5 liang,Cinnamon Bark (with coarse bark removed) 1.5 liang, Ligusticum Root 1.5 liang, Pearl Powder (ground separately into a fine powder) 0.3 fen, Angelica Root (with root stalk removed) 0.3 fen, Dried Scorpion (lightly roasted) 2 liang, Pinellia (boiled in water for 30 boils, thinly sliced, dried in an oven, then stir-fried with ginger juice) 2 liang,Sichuan Aconite (cracked, with skin and pith removed, crushed, and stir-fried until yellow) 2 liang, White Flower Snake (soaked in wine, roasted, with skin and bones removed, flesh retained) 3 liang, Gastrodia (stem removed) 3 liang, Amber (ground separately into a powder) half a liang, Talcum Powder (ground) half a liang, White Cardamom Seeds half a liang, Gold Foil 60 pieces (as a coating).

Source

*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly with the ground ingredients, and form into pills the size of a chicken’s head using refined honey.

Benefits

For various wind-induced disorders characterized by paralysis of the hands and feet, mental confusion, slurred speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, aching joints, dizziness and vertigo, restlessness and agitation, forgetfulness and mental confusion, and congestion of phlegm; as well as thickened skin and numbness without sensation.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill per dose, increasing to 2 pills if necessary. Chew thoroughly and swallow with warm wine; it may also be taken with Chinese mint tea.In cases of traumatic stroke, stiff neck and hand spasms, locked jaw, or epileptic seizures, immediately dissolve 3 pills in hot soybean-infused wine, pry open the mouth, and pour the mixture in. Administer another dose shortly thereafter; recovery occurs once sweating begins. For infantile convulsions and various forms of epilepsy, take half a pill at a time, dissolved in peppermint tea, without regard to the time of day.

Moisturizing Body Pills,*Formulae of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.,For various wind-induced disorders characterized by paralysis of the hands and feet, mental confusion, slurred speech, deviation of the mouth and eyes, tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, aching joints, dizziness and vertigo, restlessness and agitation, forgetfulness and mental confusion, and congestion of phlegm; as well as thickened skin and numbness without sensation.

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