Ox Bile Diaphragm-Cooling Pills，*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.，For wind-obstruction and phlegm-congestion that has accumulated and failed to disperse, manifesting as headache, facial flushing, restlessness, irritability, phlegm and saliva obstruction, difficulty swallowing, mental confusion, restless sleep, dry mouth and excessive thirst, parched lips and sore throat, redness and swelling of the jaw and cheeks, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Ox Bile Diaphragm-Cooling Pills
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Formulas Name : Ox Bile Diaphragm-Cooling Pills
Chinese Name : 牛黄凉膈丸
Drug Formulation
Purple Quartz (ground, sifted) 5 liang, Musk (ground) 5 liang, Borneol (ground) 5 liang, Ox Bile (ground) 1 liang 1 fen, Cold Water Stone Powder (calcined) 20 liang, Calcium Carbonate (calcined, finely ground) 20 liang, Gypsum (finely ground) 20 liang, Licorice (roasted) 10 liang, Aconite (processed with ox bile) 7.5 liang.
Source
*Formulary of the Imperial Bureau*, Volume 6.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, making 30 pills per liang.
Benefits
For wind-obstruction and phlegm-congestion that has accumulated and failed to disperse, manifesting as headache, facial flushing, restlessness, irritability, phlegm and saliva obstruction, difficulty swallowing, mental confusion, restless sleep, dry mouth and excessive thirst, parched lips and sore throat, redness and swelling of the jaw and cheeks, and sores on the mouth and tongue.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill per dose; chew and swallow with warm peppermint and ginseng decoction after meals. For children, take half a pill regularly; for acute convulsions, take 1 pill, dissolved in peppermint water.
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Ox Bile Diaphragm-Cooling Pills,For wind-obstruction and phlegm-congestion that has accumulated and failed to disperse, manifesting as headache, facial flushing, restlessness, irritability, phlegm and saliva obstruction, difficulty swallowing, mental confusion, restless sleep, dry mouth and excessive thirst, parched lips and sore throat, redness and swelling of the jaw and cheeks, and sores on the mouth and tongue.