Red Gold Pill

Red Gold Pill,For sudden stroke resulting in left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, with stiff and contracted tendons and veins, and inability to walk.

Formulas Name : Red Gold Pill

Chinese Name : 赤金丸

Drug Formulation

49 pieces, each weighing half a liang (thread them with iron wire; calcine until red-hot, then remove and quench in strong vinegar; repeat the calcination and quenching process 5, 7, or 10 times, allowing them to cool between each step, then grind into a fine powder),1 liang of sulfur (ground into a fine powder; layer it alternately with the above ingredients in a sandbox; mix with cinnabar to form a paste; compact firmly and allow to dry; calcine again; remove after cooling; grind finely and add to the following ingredients), 1 liang of Aconite (roasted, with skin and pith removed),Frankincense 1 liang and a half (ground separately), Sichuan Aconite 1 liang (roasted, with skin and pith removed), Myrrh half a liang (ground separately), White Frankincense 1 liang (ground separately), Earthworm (cleaned of soil, stir-fried) 1 liang.

Source

*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder; mix with a paste made from wheat flour boiled in vinegar to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For sudden stroke resulting in left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, with stiff and contracted tendons and veins, and inability to walk.

Instructions for Use

Take 5–7 pills per dose, increasing to 10 pills if necessary, and swallow them on an empty stomach with warm wine.

Red Gold Pill,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.,For sudden stroke resulting in left-sided paralysis and right-sided weakness, with stiff and contracted tendons and veins, and inability to walk.

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