Ox Gallbladder Life-Preserving Pill，*Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.，Wind in the kidneys. Darkened vision with eyes unable to open or rolling upward; mouth agape with foaming at the lips; difficulty breathing; lower back pain; and difficulty urinating.
Ox Gallbladder Life-Preserving Pill
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Formulas Name : Ox Gallbladder Life-Preserving Pill
Chinese Name : 牛黄保命丹
Drug Formulation
8 qian of ox gallstone, 8 qian of fish-smell star, 5 qian of white aconite, 3 qian of ginseng, 5 qian of gastrodia, 5 qian of saposhnikovia, 5 qian of poria, 3 qian of dried silkworm, 3 qian of cicada exoskeleton, 3 qian of jujube seed, 5 qian of acorus, 1 qian of realgar, 1 qian of cinnabar, 1 qian of pearl, 1 qian of amber,Meteorite 2 qian (calcined), Musk 2 fen, Borneol 3 fen, Whole Scorpion 3 qian (if live scorpions are unavailable, use two Jiangnan wall scorpions; add 2 qian of cinnabar powder, place them together in a bottle, seal the opening, and retrieve after half a month).
Source
*Guide to Pediatrics*, Volume 4.
Benefits
Wind in the kidneys. Darkened vision with eyes unable to open or rolling upward; mouth agape with foaming at the lips; difficulty breathing; lower back pain; and difficulty urinating.
Instructions for Use
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. Decoct with red dates and licorice to make a syrup, then form into pills the size of a bean. Take 1 pill at a time, dissolved in ginger soup.
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Ox Gallbladder Life-Preserving Pill,Wind in the kidneys. Darkened vision with eyes unable to open or rolling upward; mouth agape with foaming at the lips; difficulty breathing; lower back pain; and difficulty urinating.