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Rhinoceros Horn and Pinellia Pills

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Rhinoceros Horn and Pinellia Pills,For headaches caused by wind-phlegm attacking the head.

Formulas Name : Rhinoceros Horn and Pinellia Pills

Chinese Name : 犀角半夏丸

Drug Formulation

Rhinoceros Horn (raw, pounded): half liang; Frankincense; Platycodon Root (chopped and stir-fried): half liang; Pinellia (washed 7 times in boiling water to remove slime, then dried): 2 liang; Ginseng: 1 liang; Cinnabar (finely ground): 3 fen; Areca Nut (roasted, chopped): 3 fen; Green Tangerine Peel (soaked in boiling water to remove the white pith, then dried): 3 fen.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 64.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and form into pills the size of a tung seed using a paste made from the natural juice of fresh ginger.

Benefits

For headaches caused by wind-phlegm attacking the head.

Instructions for Use

Take 15 pills per dose, increasing to 20 pills if necessary, and swallow them with light ginger broth at any time of day.

Rhinoceros Horn and Pinellia Pills,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 64.,For headaches caused by wind-phlegm attacking the head.

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