Ox Bile Eight-Treasure Pill,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,For cases of shā syndrome with blocked orifices.
Ox Bile Eight-Treasure Pill
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Formulas Name : Ox Bile Eight-Treasure Pill
Chinese Name : 牛黄八宝丹
Drug Formulation
Western cow bile 1 qian, amber 1 qian, cinnabar 1 qian, plum ice 1 qian, male deer essence 1 qian, antelope horn slices 3 qian, pure frankincense 3 qian, rhinoceros horn slices 1.5 qian.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Processing
Grind each ingredient into a fine powder. First, prepare a paste by decocting honey, honeysuckle, and purple groundsel (2 liang each) with Sichuan fritillary bulb and Sichuan coptis (3 qian each) to form a glue, then use this paste to shape the pills, each weighing 2 fen.
Benefits
For cases of shā syndrome with blocked orifices.
Instructions for Use
Administer 1 pill to children and 2 pills to adults; prepare a decoction using 1 qian of fresh Acorus gramineus leaves, 3 small bundles of lampwick, and 36 fresh rolled bamboo leaves, and take the pills with this decoction.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 30, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 30, 2026
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Ox Bile Eight-Treasure Pill,For cases of shā syndrome with blocked orifices.