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Realgar and Pinellia Pills,For internal deficiency of the five viscera, stroke-induced stupor, and excessive salivation with stagnant qi.

Formulas Name : Realgar and Pinellia Pills

Chinese Name : 雄黄半夏丸

Drug Formulation

Realgar (sifted and ground) 1 liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water, dried to remove slipperiness, and ground into powder) 3 fen, Cinnabar (ground) 1 liang, Talc (ground) 1 fen, Curcuma (ground) 3 fen, Musk (ground) 1 fen, Bovine Bile (ground) 1 qian.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.

Processing

Grind the ingredients above to a very fine powder. Mix with a paste made from fresh ginger juice and flour to form pills the size of a tung tree seed.

Benefits

For internal deficiency of the five viscera, stroke-induced stupor, and excessive salivation with stagnant qi.

Instructions for Use

Take 1 pill after a meal and before bedtime, washed down with ginger soup. To dispel wind-pathogen, take 2 pills on an empty stomach.

Realgar and Pinellia Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 5.,For internal deficiency of the five viscera, stroke-induced stupor, and excessive salivation with stagnant qi.

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