Red Dragon Pills，From *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*, citing a formula by Magistrate Jiang (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 23).，Effective for all types of wind-induced paralysis, unilateral or bilateral headaches, wind-induced eye and tooth pain, lower back pain due to qi stagnation, swelling and pain in the legs and feet, rheumatic beriberi, wandering wind,“chicken-claw wind,” dry and itchy skin, wind sores with internal heat, tetanus, scrofula, various wind-related conditions before and after childbirth, abscesses and swellings with pain, stagnation of qi and blood, damp itching of the kidney meridian, stiffness and spasms of tendons and bones, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and fistulas, wind-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, facial paralysis, various types of epilepsy, and infantile convulsions.
Red Dragon Pills
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Formulas Name : Red Dragon Pills
Chinese Name : 赤龙丸
Drug Formulation
2.5 liang of Schizonepeta, 2.5 liang of Aconite, 2.5 liang of Polygonum multiflorum (roasted), 1 liang of Notopterygium, 1 liang of Angelica dahurica, 1 liang of black soybeans, 1 liang of Achyranthes bidentata, 0.5 liang of black pharbitis (roasted),Fennel (roasted) half liang, Zijinpi half liang, Sichuan Smilax half liang, Sichuan Ligusticum 7 qian and a half, Wood Apple 3 qian, Du Huo 1 liang and a half.
Source
From *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*, citing a formula by Magistrate Jiang (see *Compilation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 23).
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder, mix with wine paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, and coat with red ochre.
Benefits
Effective for all types of wind-induced paralysis, unilateral or bilateral headaches, wind-induced eye and tooth pain, lower back pain due to qi stagnation, swelling and pain in the legs and feet, rheumatic beriberi, wandering wind,“chicken-claw wind,” dry and itchy skin, wind sores with internal heat, tetanus, scrofula, various wind-related conditions before and after childbirth, abscesses and swellings with pain, stagnation of qi and blood, damp itching of the kidney meridian, stiffness and spasms of tendons and bones, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and fistulas, wind-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, facial paralysis, various types of epilepsy, and infantile convulsions.
Instructions for Use
Take 20 pills per dose: for all types of wind-induced paralysis, take with black bean soup; for unilateral or bilateral headaches, take with Chuanxiong tea;for wind-induced eye and tooth pain, take with peppermint decoction; for qi-stagnation-induced low back pain, take with anise decoction; for swelling and pain in the legs and feet, take with papaya wine; for rheumatic beriberi, take with papaya wine; for wandering wind, take with Fangfeng wine; for “chicken claw wind,” take with musk wine; for dry, itchy skin, take with ground fire hemp seeds mixed with wine;For wind sores and skin infections, take with red bean wine; for tetanus, take with frankincense wine; for scrofula, take with Schizonepeta tea; for various wind disorders before and after childbirth, take with Angelica wine; for abscesses and swellings, take with ginger wine; for stagnation of qi and blood, take with ground raw Rehmannia root mixed with wine; for damp itching of the kidney meridian, take with salt-roasted rice mixed with boiling wine;For stiffness and spasms of the tendons and bones, take with pine knot wine; for intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, and fistulas, take with sophora flower wine; for wind-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, take with ginger and pinellia decoction; for facial paralysis, take with wood fragrant and xianhuo wine; for all types of epilepsy, take with cinnabar and musk wine; for infantile convulsions, take with cinnabar and mint wine.
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Red Dragon Pills,Effective for all types of wind-induced paralysis, unilateral or bilateral headaches, wind-induced eye and tooth pain, lower back pain due to qi stagnation, swelling and pain in the legs and feet, rheumatic beriberi, wandering wind,“chicken-claw wind,” dry and itchy skin, wind sores with internal heat, tetanus, scrofula, various wind-related conditions before and after childbirth, abscesses and swellings with pain, stagnation of qi and blood, damp itching of the kidney meridian, stiffness and spasms of tendons and bones, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids and fistulas, wind-phlegm-induced wheezing and cough, facial paralysis, various types of epilepsy, and infantile convulsions.