Ox Gallbladder Fire-Clearing Pills,*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.,Accumulated heat in the stomach and lungs; dizziness and vertigo; sores in the mouth and nose; wind-fire toothache; sore throat; red and swollen mumps; tinnitus with ear swelling and pain; and severe constipation.
Ox Gallbladder Fire-Clearing Pills
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Formulas Name : Ox Gallbladder Fire-Clearing Pills
Chinese Name : 牛黄清火丸
Drug Formulation
Scutellaria baicalensis 48 liang, Rheum palmatum 48 liang, Dioscorea opposita 48 liang, Platycodon grandiflorus 48 liang, Syzygium aromaticum 24 liang, Realgar 24 liang, Ox Bile 1 qian 2 fen, Borneol 2 liang 6 qian, Mentha haplocalyx 1 liang 8 qian.
Source
*Beijing Standards for Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines*.
Processing
Process and clean the herbal materials. Decoct Platycodon and Scutellaria twice, for 2.5 hours and 1.5 hours, respectively. Hot-infuse Dioscorea to extract the decoction, then filter and remove the sediment. Extract the oil from Clove for 8–16 hours, then collect the decoction after all the oil has been removed. Combine the above decoctions, filter to remove sediment, and press-concentrate to a thick paste with a specific gravity of 1.40 at a temperature of 50°C.Raw Powder: Grind 16 liang each of Rheum palmatum and Dioscorea opposita into a fine powder, sieve through a 100-mesh sieve, grind evenly using a cow bile mortar, add Borneol and Mentha water, mix thoroughly, and sieve through a heavy sieve. Form pills by mixing the raw powder and thick paste in the specified ratio. Use 8 liang of Realgar from the formula as a coating, accounting for 3.2% of the total herbal ingredients; each 100 pills weigh 5 qian.
Benefits
Accumulated heat in the stomach and lungs; dizziness and vertigo; sores in the mouth and nose; wind-fire toothache; sore throat; red and swollen mumps; tinnitus with ear swelling and pain; and severe constipation.
Instructions for Use
Take twice daily, washed down with warm water.
Note
Avoid spicy and rich foods. Not to be taken by pregnant women.
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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 Gallbladder Fire-Clearing Pills,Accumulated heat in the stomach and lungs; dizziness and vertigo; sores in the mouth and nose; wind-fire toothache; sore throat; red and swollen mumps; tinnitus with ear swelling and pain; and severe constipation.