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Night-Glow Pill,For cold-toxin syndrome in typhoid fever, characterized by cold extremities, a pale face, chest and diaphragm discomfort, retching, and restlessness due to deficiency.

Formulas Name : Night-Glow Pill

Chinese Name : 夜光丹

Drug Formulation

1 liang of sulfur (ground), 1 liang of Taiyin Xuanjing Stone (ground), 1 liang of sodium carbonate (ground), and 1 liang of Aconite (roasted and cracked, with skin and pith removed; or 0.5 liang of raw Aconite with skin removed).

Source

From *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 27.

Processing

Take the four ingredients above. First, place the Xuanjing Stone and Calcium Carbonate in an iron cauldron and simmer over low heat until evenly heated. Use a spoon to create a shallow depression in the center, add the sulfur, and wait until it melts. Stir until uniform, allow to cool, and grind into a fine powder. Separately, pound and sift the raw and processed Aconite Root into a fine powder, then mix it with the ground sulfur mixture and grind until uniform. Form into pills the size of a Paulownia seed using soft, well-cooked glutinous rice.

Benefits

For cold-toxin syndrome in typhoid fever, characterized by cold extremities, a pale face, chest and diaphragm discomfort, retching, and restlessness due to deficiency.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 pills per dose, washed down with cold mugwort decoction.

Night-Glow Pill,From *The Complete Record of Holy Remedies*, Volume 27.,For cold-toxin syndrome in typhoid fever, characterized by cold extremities, a pale face, chest and diaphragm discomfort, retching, and restlessness due to deficiency.

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