Ox Bile and Raw Rhino Horn Pills,*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.,For severe wind and phlegm congestion, manifested as headache, dizziness, distress in the throat and diaphragm, mental confusion, palpitations with facial flushing, dry mouth and excessive thirst, restless sleep, scanty and dark urine, and severe constipation.
Ox Bile and Raw Rhino Horn Pills
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Formulas Name : Ox Bile and Raw Rhino Horn Pills
Chinese Name : 牛黄生犀丸
Drug Formulation
5 liang of Orpiment (ground), 5 liang of Realgar (ground and sifted), 5 liang of Talc (ground), 5 liang of Antelope Horn (chopped), 10 liang of Lead-Mercury Alloy (formed into granules by combining lead and mercury), 10 liang of Cinnabar (ground and sifted), 10 liang of Dragon’s Tooth (ground and sifted),Tianma (stems removed) 20 liang, Yaxiao (ground) 20 liang, Pinellia (processed with white alum) 20 liang, Raw Rhinoceros Horn (chopped) 2.5 liang, Borneol (ground) 2.5 liang, Ox Bile (ground) 2.5 qian.
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 1.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, making 20 pills per liang.
Benefits
For severe wind and phlegm congestion, manifested as headache, dizziness, distress in the throat and diaphragm, mental confusion, palpitations with facial flushing, dry mouth and excessive thirst, restless sleep, scanty and dark urine, and severe constipation.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose, dissolved in warm peppermint decoction. For stroke with profuse salivation, locked jaw, and unconsciousness, take 3 pills dissolved in a mixture of 1 qian of talcum powder, 7 drops of fresh ginger juice, and peppermint water; once vomiting or a bowel movement occurs, expelling the phlegm and saliva, the condition will be cured.For children with wind-heat phlegm obstruction, restless sleep, and phlegm rising to the teeth, take half a pill per dose. In cases of acute convulsions—characterized by profuse salivation, convulsive twitching, eyes rolled upward, and clenched jaws—take one pill, dissolved in a mixture of half a qian of talcum powder, 3–5 drops of fresh ginger juice, and peppermint water. Adjust the dosage according to the child’s age.
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Ox Bile and Raw Rhino Horn Pills,For severe wind and phlegm congestion, manifested as headache, dizziness, distress in the throat and diaphragm, mental confusion, palpitations with facial flushing, dry mouth and excessive thirst, restless sleep, scanty and dark urine, and severe constipation.