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Raw Rhino Horn and Ligusticum Pills

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Raw Rhino Horn and Ligusticum Pills,For wind-phlegm obstructing the upper body, manifested as dizziness and intermittent headaches, clear nasal discharge, difficulty speaking, sore throat, coughing with phlegm and wheezing, redness in the head and eyes, and a crawling sensation in the skin as if insects were moving beneath it.

Formulas Name : Raw Rhino Horn and Ligusticum Pills

Chinese Name : 生犀香芎丸

Drug Formulation

Raw rhinoceros horn: half liang (pounded); Schizonepeta spikelets: 15 liang; Asarum (with soil and leaves removed): 10 liang; Angelica dahurica: 10 liang; Cyperus rotundus: 20 liang (roasted); Borneol and mint leaves: 5 liang; Licorice (roasted): 5 liang; Ligusticum and Cnidium: half liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a water-cooked starch paste to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For wind-phlegm obstructing the upper body, manifested as dizziness and intermittent headaches, clear nasal discharge, difficulty speaking, sore throat, coughing with phlegm and wheezing, redness in the head and eyes, and a crawling sensation in the skin as if insects were moving beneath it.

Instructions for Use

Take 30 pills at a time, washed down with ginger tea, at any time of day.

Raw Rhino Horn and Ligusticum Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 15.,For wind-phlegm obstructing the upper body, manifested as dizziness and intermittent headaches, clear nasal discharge, difficulty speaking, sore throat, coughing with phlegm and wheezing, redness in the head and eyes, and a crawling sensation in the skin as if insects were moving beneath it.

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