Nanyue Cao Lingdan

Nanyue Cao Lingdan,Headache.

Formulas Name : Nanyue Cao Lingdan

Chinese Name : 南岳草灵丹

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Aconite Root (peeled, tips removed, stir-fried), half a liang of Whole Scorpion (detoxified), half a liang of Earthworm (cleaned of soil), half a liang of White Silkworm Pupae (straight ones, stir-fried, silk threads removed), half a liang of Pangolin Scale (stir-fried),Half a liang of Trichosanthes seed (shell removed), half a liang of Frankincense (ground separately), half a liang of Myrrh (ground separately), half a liang of Celastus seed, half a liang of Wulingzhi (ground separately), half a liang of Mylabris (head, legs, and wings removed; stir-fried), and half a liang of Red-footed Centipede.

Source

From Volume 1 of *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, citing a formula by Song Qianzhi.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with rice vinegar paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, and coat with cinnabar and musk.

Benefits

Headache.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose on an empty stomach before meals, washed down with warm wine; women should take them with a solution of light vinegar.

Nanyue Cao Lingdan,From Volume 1 of *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, citing a formula by Song Qianzhi.,Headache.

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